The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

The well-publicized triple grand opening and Classic Auto Show weekend added up to a festive event for Waitsburg.

Not since the Days Of Real Sport has the downtown area seen so much traffic. Some visitors came for the car show itself, bringing their classics to Preston Park from all over the region.

Some came because they were intrigued by the new 1950s diner and had heard about it on Facebook. Of course, anyone who likes cars likes the 1950s, by some standards, the peak of automotive creativity and esthetic abundance.

Some came from the Tri Cities, Walla Walla, Seattle and even further afi...