Staff Reports Walnut – Several streets will be closed in the City of Walnut on Sat., Oct. 12, 2013, due to the 37th Annual Walnut Family Festival, a very well-known community event that you don’t want to miss out on. The closures start off on Pierre Road from La Puente Road to Meadowpass Road, which will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to approximately 8:30 a.m. for the 5K and 1K runs. City of Walnut officials stated that adjoining streets will be closed by Sheriff cars as runners pass by, and re-opened when safe. The closures should be relatively short, but you will be directed to go south to La Puente Road during the races. The northbound lane on Meadowpass Road will also be closed from 6:30 a.m. to approximately 8:30 a.m., due to the races. The Family Festival Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on La Puente Road and will proceed east from Lemon Avenue to the end of the route at Suzanne Road. The following roads will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to noon, due to the parade: La Puente Road east from Lemon Avenue to Morningside Drive; Lemon Avenue northbound from Vejar Road to Meadowpass Road; and Meadowpass Road will be closed for the safety of the children, adults and horses that are participating in the parade. All four lanes of Meadowpass Road will be closed from the driveway of St. Lorenzo Ruiz Church to Lemon Avenue. Vehicles must travel east on Meadowpass Road from Pierre Road to Amar Road to exit the area. Please exercise caution when driving on Meadowpass between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., as there may be school buses and children moving about on that road. In addition to major road closures at La Puente, Lemon and Suzanne, there will be no (non-emergency) vehicular traffic allowed to enter La Puente from San Vincente, Old Post Road, Citadel Road or Southcoast Drive during the parade. If you think you may need to leave the area between 8:30 a.m. and noon, the City of Walnut asks to please make arrangements to move your vehicle prior to 8:30 a.m. that morning. Suzanne Road will also be closed from La Puente Road north to Fuerte from 4 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 11 through midnight on Sat., Oct. 12. Marcon Drive will be closed Sat., Oct. 12 from 6 a.m. to midnight. Please use caution when driving in Walnut during these hours. There will be children, adults, horses, carriages and other vehicles participating in the parade and runs. The City of Walnut hopes you will join the community in attending the Family Festival, which will include a pancake breakfast, live entertainment, a variety of food, crafts, business, game and community awareness booths, and an amusement area for children. The pancake breakfast is sponsored by the Walnut/Diamond Bar Lions Club, and they will be at Suzanne Park from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. serving pancakes, sausage and juice. The Walnut Family Festival main event will be held at Suzanne Park, 625 Suzanne Road in Walnut, with the grand opening at 10 a.m. and festivities concluding at 6 p.m. The theme this year is “Cruzin’ Around the World”, which focuses on all the wonderful places residents of Walnut lived before. In addition to the traditional Family Festival favorites like the jump booths, dunk tank, and a variety of game booths, committees added a petting zoo and horse rides by Walnut Valley Riders. There will also be a large variety of foods to satisfy all of your taste buds. There will be Italian ice, pizza, hot dogs, chili-dogs, tri-tip sandwiches, nachos, churros, snow cones, funnel cakes and more. Over 30 booths were secured for this year’s Family Festival, including the Arts & Crafts booths, Community Awareness booths, and a Business Expo that allows you to get acquainted with many of the local businesses available in Walnut. Make sure you stop by this awesome event this Saturday! For more information regarding the Walnut Family Festival or the road closures, please call (909) 598-5605.