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  • Citrus Heights News Briefs: food drive, obituary, STA, pastries

    Citrus Heights News Briefs: food drive, obituary, STA, pastries

    Food drive organizer Kathilynn Carpenter, right, stands in front of a load of donated frozen turkeys, along with Mikhaila Freas, left, and Julie DePrada. // Image courtesy, SMP

    Latest local news briefs include an obituary for a 90-year-old Citrus Heights resident, a food drive collecting over 1,700 items, the STA appointing a new executive director, and a local pastry shop being feature on CBS 13.

    Sunrise MarketPlace food drive collects over 1,700 items
    A food drive held in the Sunrise MarketPlace on Saturday to benefit in-need families for Thanksgiving resulted in a total of 1,766 items being donated, along with several hundred dollars in cash donations, according to lead organizer Kathilynn Carpenter. She said food donations included 52 frozen turkeys, along with canned food, boxes of mashed potatoes, gravy mix, pasta and stuffing. Donations were delivered to the Sunrise Christian Food Ministry for distribution. The event partnered with KHITS and also received help from Rotary Passport volunteers.

    Obituary: Patricia Jean Strautman (1930-2020)
    90-year-old Patricia Strautman of Citrus Heights passed away on Nov. 18 surrounded by her family, according to an obituary published in The Sacramento Bee on Sunday. Strautman had eight children and was affectionately known as “The pregnant lady on the corner.” Her life revolved around “God, Family & Bingo.” A graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery at noon on Nov. 28th. (See full obituary)

    Citrus Heights pastry shop featured on CBS 13
    Pastry Heaven on Madison Avenue was featured in a four-minute segment on CBS 13 last week, with local chefs showing how to make an Apple Gallette pastry. (See video)

    STA appoints new executive director
    The Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA) on Wednesday announced the appointment of a replacement for its current interim executive director Will Kempton. The new director, Sabrina Drago, served as the Sacramento lead for an international engineering firm, WSP USA, and is expected to take the helm on Dec. 11. The STA is made up of county supervisors and city council representatives from the Sacramento region and oversees the region’s $4.4 billion local transportation sales tax program, funded by the original Measure A.

  • Tickets already selling out for craft beer festival in Citrus Heights

    Sentinel staff report–
    Early bird general admission tickets are already sold out for the first-ever “Brews in the Burbs” festival in Citrus Heights, but several other ticket options still remain for those interested.

    The event is put on by the Sunrise MarketPlace and will take place on Saturday, June 8, from 4-8 p.m. in the Sunrise Mall parking lot. The inaugural event promises craft beer tastings, live music, food trucks, games and more.

    Ticket prices range from $35 for a “not so early bird” general admission ticket, to $50 for a VIP admission ticket. All tickets — except for a $20 “designated driver” ticket — include unlimited beer tasting.

    The VIP ticket offers early entry, a larger tasting glass, and access to a VIP lounge, according to ticket descriptions on EventBrite. Early entry will begin at 4 p.m., while general admission ticket holders will have access from 5-8 p.m.

    Setup and security for the beer festival will be similar to that of past outdoor concerts at Sunrise Marketplace. The “Brews in the Burbs” festival will be held in partnership with Beers in Sac, a beer festival scheduling company in Sacramento.

    Participating breweries announced so far on the event’s official Facebook page include Sacramento’s  River City Brewing Company and Humboldt County’s Mad River Brewing Company, as well as BoochCraft, Jackrabbit Brewing Company, and other breweries.

    Sunrise MarketPlace representative Julie DePrada previously told The Sentinel that organizers are hopeful the event will become “an annual event people will want to keep coming back to.” The event is the first of several events the MarketPlace has announced as part of its 20-year anniversary.

    The Sunrise MarketPlace was formed in 1999 as a business improvement district that represents more than 400 businesses in the commercial corridor near Sunrise Mall. Recent events included a Holiday Laser Light Show in the parking lot at Lowe’s, performances of the Nutcracker Ballet inside Sunrise Mall and a “Winterfest” event at Sunrise Village.

    Tickets for Brews in the Burbs can be purchased online at EventBrite.com. Entry is restricted to those age 21 and over.