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  • Dutch Bros. says $96,597 raised for families of slain officers

    Following an outpouring of support from the community during Wednesday’s “Proceeds Day,” Dutch Bros. Coffee said $96,597 was raised during its one-day fundraiser to benefit the families of two Placer and Sacramento County officers who were killed last week, according to the Dutch Bros. Coffee of Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks Facebook page.

    Proceeds Day at Dutch Bros. Coffee in Citrus Heights. Photo Credit: Luke Otterstad
    Drivers grab coffee during Wednesday’s “Proceeds Day” at Dutch Bros. Coffee in Citrus Heights.

    “Thank you to our INCREDIBLE customers!” the company stated on its Facebook page, Thursday. “Such generosity and love and support for our Fallen Heroes! You have truly made a difference!”

    Within hours of posting its fundraiser totals, the company had over 600 hundred “likes” and nearly 300 “shares,” along with plenty of supportive comments.

    “This is why I love Dutch Bro’s!!” read a comment from Julie Ann Leach. “What an out pouring of love and support for these fallen officer’s families!”

    *Editor’s note: Read more about Wednesday’s event in our previous story: “Long lines fuel Dutch Bros. fundraiser for fallen officers”

  • Large tree uproots overnight, falls on power line, misses car

    Citrus Heights resident Andrew Carpenter came home from celebrating his 30th birthday in Lake Tahoe over the weekend to find a large oak tree uprooted in his front yard — partially blocking the road and resting right where his car is usually parked.

    Large oak tree falls in front of home in Citrus Heights
    30-year-old Andrew Carpenter assesses a large oak tree that fell in front of his Citrus Heights home over the weekend.

    “If it would’ve fallen the other way, that would have been a disaster,” said Andrew Carpenter, who said the only damage to property was a scuff on his mailbox, despite the tree being rooted just five feet from his house and landing on a power line. “It’s a miracle that it didn’t hurt anything.”

    Neighbors said they heard a crash around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, but with no wind or rain that night, they were surprised to find the tree completely blocking their only exit path on Phoenix Lane, near Old Auburn Boulevard.

    “I thought something fell on my house ’cause the house shook,” said neighbor Gary McDonald, who called SMUD around 5 a.m. after realizing what happened. By 10 a.m., he said a crew had the tree out of the road and off the power line.

    Carpenter said he plans to purchase a chainsaw to process the remaining slash, trunk and branches left by SMUD workers, who are only responsible for removing any immediate hazards to the public.

    Roots on the oak tree appear to have been rotted out, and neighbors believe the cause may have been a previous resident over-watering grass around the tree.