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During the 12th annual Spirit Of San Juan Awards on May 8 ceremony, six honorees were recognized for exhibiting exceptional character, removing barriers and providing an inclusive environment for all.

Spirit of San Juan Awards Recognizes Six Honorees

May 29, 2025 09:42AM ● By San Juan Unified School District News Release

San Juan Unified School District rolled out the red carpet at San Juan High School’s Theater on May 8 for the 12th annual Spirit of San Juan Awards

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2025 STARS Hall of Fame and Awards Open for Nominations

May 29, 2025 09:35AM ● By San Juan Education Foundation News Release

Creating connections, inspiring collaboration, and cultivating community, the mission of the San Juan Education Foundation is to harness the combined power of philanthropy and partnership to propel student achievement and enrich the lives of educators.

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Ted Miyashiro, president of the Sylvan Ranch Community Garden

Community Garden Plants Joy

May 29, 2025 09:29AM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan, photos by Thomas J. Sullivan

The sense of satisfaction in cultivating the Sylvan Ranch Community Garden’s rich soil in Citrus Heights to grow fruits and vegetables is something its members know especially well.

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San Juan High School staff, students and community members celebrated the May 20 groundbreaking of the school’s stadium modernization project

Breaking Ground on Stadium Project

May 29, 2025 09:23AM ● By San Juan Unified School District News Release

San Juan High School hit a significant milestone on May 20 as students, staff and community members celebrated the official groundbreaking of the school’s stadium modernization project.

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Mathnasium, a new after-school mathematics tutoring center serving Citrus Heights and nearby Fair Oaks, celebrated its grand opening with a public ribbon cutting ceremony

Mathnasium Opens in Citrus Heights

May 06, 2025 03:31PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan, photos by Thomas J. Sullivan

Mathnasium, a new after-school mathematics tutoring center serving Citrus Heights and nearby Fair Oaks, celebrated its grand opening recently with a public ribbon cutting ceremony.

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For the third year, Mesa Verde High School has partnered with SAFE Credit Union to bring the Budget Cents program to their campus

Students Practice Real-World Budgeting Skills

May 06, 2025 03:16PM ● By San Juan Unified School District News Release

Twelfth-grade students at Mesa Verde High School got a taste of real-world financial decision-making during the Budget Cents program on April 23, a hands-on simulation aimed at building budgeting and money management skills before graduation.

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Building Bonds

May 06, 2025 03:00PM ● By MPG Staff

Citrus Heights Launches ‘PAL in the Park’

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Workshop attendees previewed sketches of roundabout designs that could be placed at intersections of Old Auburn Way and Wachtel Road; Old Auburn Road and Oakwood Hills Circle; and Argo and Old Auburn Road.

Gateway Project to Improve Old Auburn Road and Wachtel Way

May 06, 2025 02:01PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Planned improvements to roads and pathways along Old Auburn Road and Wachtel Way are expected to start in 2028, as part of the city of Citrus Height’s Gateway Activation Project (GAP).

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Citrus Heights City Council honors local volunteers with proclamation

Council Proclamations Recognize Importance of Volunteers, Building Safety, Fair Housing

Apr 29, 2025 01:40PM ● By Shaunna Boyd

The Citrus Heights City Council issued three proclamations at its April 23 meeting to raise awareness about volunteers, building safety and fair housing.

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City Council chamber meeting to deliberate the future of Sunrise Mall

Conrad Drops Plan to Buy Additional Sunrise Mall Acreage

Apr 29, 2025 01:30PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan, photos by Thomas J. Sullivan

Sacramento real estate investor Ethan Conrad, CEO of Ethan Conrad Properties, has dropped his plans to buy an additional 50 acres of the Sunrise Mall.

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Children use shovels to dig and plant trees

‘Chip In’ Event Celebrates Earth Day

Apr 29, 2025 01:20PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan, photos by Thomas J. Sullivan

The city of Citrus Heights celebrated Earth Day from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 22 with a special volunteer “Chip-In” event that revitalized bark and general landscaping outside the Citrus Heights Police Department headquarters at 6315 Fountain Square Drive.

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Sean Melby, teaching theater at Mesa Verde High School

My San Juan Story

Apr 23, 2025 09:40AM ● By San Juan Unified School District News Release

Mesa Verde Alum Returns to Lead Theater Program

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Galaxy Game Café Celebrates First Anniversary

Apr 22, 2025 05:01PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

The Galaxy Game Café, a unique family-owned play space and display gallery at 7700 Sunrise Blvd., Suite 1900 in Citrus Heights, continues to celebrate its recent first anniversary by hosting a special Star Wars-themed celebration weekend on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4.

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Big Day of Service Opens Volunteer Registration

Apr 22, 2025 04:52PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Grab a friend, bring your family and help beautify the communities of Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights and Orangevale together during the seventh annual Big Day of Service (BDOS) on May 17.

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Making Community Life Richer

Apr 22, 2025 04:42PM ● By Idaly Valencia

Local leaders and business professionals at the April 15 Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon listened attentively to the guest speaker describe the Sunrise Recreation and Park District’s events and facilities that enrich community life and drive economic growth and transformation in Citrus Heights.

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Citrus Heights Event Center Celebrates Renaming

Apr 22, 2025 04:33PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Citrus Heights Mayor Dr. Jayna Karpinski-Costa held the large scissors provided by the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce gently in her hands, waiting for a group photo to be taken, celebrating the renaming of the Citrus Heights Community Center to the Citrus Heights Event Center on April 16.

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Dash for Dwelling

Apr 22, 2025 03:47PM ● By Rotary Club of Citrus Heights News Release

5K Fun Run and Walk

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Family received $12 for their trip to the recycling center.

Why Simply Recycle?

Apr 22, 2025 02:57PM ● By Judy Andrews, photos by Judy Andrews

Are you recycling your bottles and cans for cash? After a recent visit to a new state-of-the-art recycling facility in Fair Oaks, this author had a quick lesson in how recycling can put money in your pocket and back into your community.

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Sunrise Mall Redevelopment Wants a Hotel

Apr 15, 2025 02:54PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Attracting a hotel to the Sunrise Mall redevelopment under the city’s Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan area is a declared strategic objective of the Citrus Heights City Council for its 2025-26 calendar year.

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Miller’s Ace Hardware Celebrates World Wish Month

Apr 15, 2025 02:45PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Wishes can come true but it takes many “wish makers” to truly make that happen.

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City Council Increases Penalties for Illegal Fireworks

Apr 15, 2025 01:59PM ● By Shaunna Boyd

The Citrus Heights City Council considered amendments to the illegal fireworks ordinance at the April 9 meeting.

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Beautifying Our Community

Apr 15, 2025 01:52PM ● By City of Citrus News Release

Exciting news! The Big Day of Service is coming to Citrus Heights for the first time in its eight-year history!

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project Initiated in Citrus Heights

Apr 01, 2025 04:55PM ● By Assemblymember Josh Hoover News Release

This project is dedicated to honoring the bravery and sacrifice of the more than three-million Americans who served in the Vietnam War, including the 58,281 who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Kathy Cook Memorial Amphitheater Project Under Review

Apr 01, 2025 04:47PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Sacramento County staff continues to review the proposed Kathy Cook Memorial Amphitheater project to be built at Rusch Community Park and determine either its compliance or exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

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Kicking off Their 20th Season

Apr 01, 2025 04:42PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan, photos by Thomas J. Sullivan

It’s just after 6 p.m. on a Monday inside the Bill and Kathy Cook Performing Arts Center on Jewel Way in Citrus Heights where Citrus Heights Community Marching Band members are about to begin their weekly rehearsal.

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Representative Bera Responds to General Mail Theft Report

Apr 01, 2025 04:02PM ● By U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D News Release

On March 27, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) responded to a newly released U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report on mail theft, a report he formally requested following widespread complaints from Sacramento County residents about ongoing theft and vandalism of their mail.

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Fraudulent Invoices Target County’s Planning Customers

Apr 01, 2025 01:04PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County officials have been made aware of a fraudulent email scheme targeting both current and former planning customers.

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Celebrating Dedication and Service

Mar 18, 2025 04:44PM ● By Ornella Rossi

he Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce held its 67th annual Community Awards Dinner on March 13 at the Citrus Town Event Center, honoring the extraordinary individuals and organizations that make the community thrive before a crowd of more than 200 guests.

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New Grocery Outlet to Open, JOANN Closing

Mar 18, 2025 04:31PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

Several new businesses are planning to open soon in the Sunrise Village shopping center in Citrus Heights, including Grocery Outlet, which has filed plans with the Citrus Heights planning department to open in the vacant former Rite Aid drug store.

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Quick Serve Restaurant Proposed for Former Marie Callendar’s

Mar 18, 2025 04:22PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

The Citrus Heights Planning Department received an application proposal filed on January 17 from Patterson Properties of Roseville to demolish the vacant 9,372 square foot former Marie Callendar’s restaurant building on 5525 Sunrise Blvd.

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Parrotopia Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Mar 18, 2025 04:15PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan, photos by Thomas J. Sullivan

Cory and Gina Dewees, owners of Parrotopia at 5910 Auburn Blvd., Suite 9 in Citrus Heights, celebrated their fifth anniversary in business early this month, and that’s something proudly they can tweet about.

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Who Ya’ Gonna Call? How 311 and Your Elected Representatives Can Help

Mar 18, 2025 02:03PM ● By Patsy McGavock

Have you ever seen a need or issue in your community and don’t know where to start? Whether it’s reporting potholes and fallen trees, getting help with state agencies or navigating permitting processes, 311 and the staff at your elected representatives’ offices can change overwhelmed and uncertain to efficiently and effectively resolved.

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Community Blood Drive Aims to Combat Shortages

Mar 11, 2025 12:26PM ● By Patsy McGavock

In an effort to combat persistent blood shortages in California, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partners with Vitalant every three months.

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Nominate a Volunteer Champion

Mar 11, 2025 11:57AM ● By City of Citrus Heights News Release

The City of Citrus Heights has launched the Chip-In Hall of Fame Award, a new program recognizing residents who go above and beyond to make a difference in our community.

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Youth in Government Encouraged

Mar 11, 2025 11:49AM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

The City of Citrus Heights is taking its first steps to create specific “Youth in Government” programming to encourage and engage local youth to help chart the city’s future through civic engagement.

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