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  • 2015 Red, White & Blue Parade to feature skydiver, carnival

    Citrus Heights, Red white and blue parade. photo by Luke Otterstad
    Parade participants pass by on Sunrise Boulevard during the 2014 Red, White & Blue Parade.

    [box]Update: see full coverage and video of the 2015 parade here: Citrus Heights celebrates with Red, White & Blue Parade[/box]

    Citrus Heights will host its 16th annual Red, White & Blue Parade on June 27 this year, planning to kick off the event with a skydiver demo and feature festivities like the Summer Carnival in the Sunrise Mall parking lot afterward.

    The parade is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and will travel along Sunrise Boulevard, starting just north of Madison Avenue and ending near Greenback Lane at the Sunrise Mall.

    Motorists are advised to avoid the parade area due to several planned road closures between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. According to the City’s website, Sunrise Boulevard will be closed between Madison Avenue and Greenback Lane from 8 a.m. to noon, and Birdcage Street will be closed between Uplands Way and Farmgate Way from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Uplands Way will also be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., between Sunrise Boulevard and Primrose Drive.

    Traditionally held on the fourth Saturday in June each year, the parade dates back around Citrus Heights’ founding and was originally created as a “happy birthday” to the City, according to organizer Michele Saario. Several years later, in 2002, the event became known as the “Red, White & Blue” Parade, due in part to the September 11 terrorist attack.

    Saario said organizers seek to draw about 100 entries and floats each year from civic clubs, businesses, nonprofits, and other groups — with a focus on drawing some new music and animal entries this year to add a “new dynamic” to the parade. The parade will also feature various awards, including a Mayor’s Trophy Award and a $500 certificate to Northridge Music, according to a parade flier.

    The annual event is sponsored by the City of Citrus Heights, Republic Services, 101.9 The Wolf, and Hot 103.5, with the skydiving demo sponsored by Sunrise Marketplace.

    [Also on The Sentinel: Community Camp Out planned for Rusch Park in July ]

    The nearby 3-day Summer Carnival will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Sunrise Mall parking lot on Saturday, and will also be open Friday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m., according to the Mall’s website.
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  • Citrus Heights This Week: what’s happening around town (6/22-6/28)

    Citrus Heights This Week: what’s happening around town (6/22-6/28)

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    Updated June 25, 12:07 p.m.–
    Citrus Heights event highlights this week include the annual Red, White & Blue Parade, a Summer Carnival at the Sunrise Mall and a community presentation from the police department’s Special Investigations Unit, among other local happenings.

    Tuesday: Two community meetings will take place this Tuesday, with the first being a community workshop hosted by the City’s planning department at the Community Center on Fountain Square Drive, from 6 to 8 p.m. Residents are invited to come share their thoughts on public trees and landscaping as the City works to develop a Citrus Heights Urban Greening Strategy (CHUGS).

    [Document: Urban Greening Strategy workshop flier ]

    Also on Tuesday night, officers with the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit will share an inside look at their role in the department. The presentation will be part of the Sunrise Ranch Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting, but is open to the public. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. inside the Twin Oaks Avenue Baptist Church at 7690 Twin Oaks Ave.

    Thursday: Half Price Books will be celebrating its grand opening in Citrus Heights this Thursday, offering free tote bags and $5 gift cards to the first 100 shoppers. The new store is located at 7975 Greenback Ln. in the Citrus Town Center.

    Also on Thursday, the Citrus Heights city council will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the Community Center on Fountain Square Drive. Agenda items include a public hearing on amendments to the alcoholic beverages section of the zoning code and approval for the sale of a City-owned parcel located at 7620 Orange Drive. A special meeting will also be held beforehand at 5:30 p.m., featuring several study sessions about the Greater Sacramento Area Council, the Sylvan Community Center and electronic signage.

    [Document: city council agenda for June 25, 2015]

    Friday: The Citrus Town Center will be hosting another free kids camp on Friday with the latest theme titled “It’s a Jungle Out There.” The Center hosts several various-themed camps during the summer, all of which are from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the corner of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard.

    Weekend: The weekend will feature two large events in town, with the Summer Carnival at Sunrise Mall kicking off on Friday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and continuing on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. On Saturday, the 16th annual Red, White & Blue Parade will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunrise Boulevard near Madison Avenue and will conclude at the Sunrise Mall parking lot near Greenback Lane.

    [Related: 2015 Red, White & Blue Parade to feature skydiver, carnival]
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