Citrus Heights home featured in national Christmas lights competition
By Mike Hazlip— Colby and Jubilee Christensen’s home at Farmgate Way and Mariposa Avenue draws children of all ages each holiday season, and this year the Citrus Heights couple was featured in a nationally broadcast series.
Area ministry works to feed, help homeless off the streets in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— For more than a decade, The Way Ministries has worked in and around Citrus Heights to feed those in need and help people experiencing homelessness transition into a more stable life.
Finding purpose: One man’s volunteer journey in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— For one Citrus Heights volunteer, community service not only keeps him active, but 77-year-old Michael Lagomarsino says he’s learned something about himself in the process.
Holiday comedy on stage this month at Theatre in the Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Everything that can go wrong does go wrong (on purpose) in Theater in the Heights’ latest production of a comedy loosely based off Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Citrus Heights News Briefs: city manager search, service dog, street closures
Latest local news briefs include an update on the city manager selection process in Citrus Heights, a veteran’s missing service dog being found, San Juan Unified once again revising its trustee election maps, and upcoming street closures.
Area church to host 10th annual holiday craft fair in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Promising more than 40 vendors, along with food and photos with Santa, Antelope Road Christian Fellowship will be hosting its 10th annual Holiday Boutique and Craft Fair this Saturday, December 4.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Black Friday, outdoors, local history
Latest local news briefs include shoppers lining up outside a Citrus Heights store on Thanksgiving Day, the city promoting a program offering up to $10,000 grants for local history and arts projects, and local residents participating in a…
The story behind the towers at Sylvan Corners
By Nadezhda Chayka Otterstad– Seven prominent towers stand at Sylvan Corners in Citrus Heights, but the meaning behind them is largely unknown to the thousands of drivers who pass through the busy intersection each day.
Citrus Heights nonprofits could use some help on Giving Tuesday
Sentinel staff report– November 30 is “Giving Tuesday,” a day encouraging support for nonprofits, following the holiday shopping frenzies of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Holiday blood drive to be held in Citrus Heights, amid national shortage
Sentinel staff report– An upcoming blood drive in Citrus Heights will be held on Van Maren Lane this Thursday, as the nation faces an emergency blood shortage.
Citrus Heights mom, kids displaced for Thanksgiving after fire damages home
By Mike Hazlip— A Citrus Heights mother and her two children are staying with relatives this Thanksgiving holiday after their home was damaged by a fire last week, and then reportedly robbed twice.
Guest Column: Holiday discussions you shouldn’t avoid
Guest column by Beth Moran– Holidays and happy thoughts go hand-in-hand, but when it comes to advance planning for family members, some conversations are downright avoided…
