Kissin' 977

Some times people will come up to me and say, “That’s a true Washingtonian right there! Being able to handle cold weather wearing shorts!” Actually, I’m a warm climate beach boy from SoCal.

Your Concert Station, KISSIN' 977is excited to welcome the Zac Brown Band to the Washington State Fair Wednesday, September 13th! If you've ever seen Zac Brown Band on stage, you KNOW not to miss this show this Summer. And they are bringing with them, the rockin' country powerhouse, Lindsay Ell

With each tiny town, I’d discover interesting history that makes these small hard to see dots on the map so unique. So while looking for another tiny town to explore with just a few people living there, I stumbled upon a town named, Marlin with a population of 52-ish. But when I went to look it up on the map, to my confusion it kept pointing me to Krupp, Washington. “No, you stupid Google Map! I want Marlin, Washington!” Once again I was directed to Krupp in Grant County.

Small towns has it’s charms and that’s why people want out of the overcrowded, heavily traffic, crime infested big cities. We love a close-knit community where we care for and love each other.

Winter seemed to have lasted longer than normal. Did we even have Autumn? Yeah, Spring is a comin’. And before we know it, Summer will arrive. Then we can really enjoy the best of the Wenatchee Valley! Yea! yea. Something’s missing. You still wanna get away, don’t you. What are you dreaming about? In general, most people mentioned “I just want to escape to the beach.” I can’t blame you.

When I first moved to Wenatchee, everyone would ask me a million questions as if they worked at Dutch Bros. The number one question was, “You just moved here? What brings you to Wenatchee?”

Thank you for all of the requests. Now just because we are ending the Friday Drive@Five Top 5 on KISSIN' 977, doesn't mean you can't requests songs. Keep them coming! You can always call Mav3rick while he's on the radio at 509.662.5976, tweet us @kissin977, leave a message on our facebook page, or hit the chat button on the KISSIN' 977 app on your smartphone.

The name "Neah" refers to the Makah Chief Dee-ah, pronounced Neah in the Klallam language (which is fascinating itself, and deserves it’s own article) The town is named of body of water Neah Bay, which acquired its name in the early 19th century. The town was called by several different names since the 1700’s, but by 1847, the bay was first called Neah by Captain Henry Kelley during his “reorganization of the British Admiralty charts”. Although at the time, Kellett spelled it, "Neeah Bay”. Perhaps since the name refers to Chief Deeah, with a similar spelling.

Anatone didn’t always have a really low count. Anatone was first settled in 1878 by Daniel McIvor and Charles Isecke. It was named after a woman who was part of the Nez Peace (Nimíipuu) Tribe that lived in the area. It was a slow growth. In 2000, they counted about 221 residents.

As mentioned, Conner Smith is appearing at Watershed 2023 at the Gorge on August 6th, but it’s not his only gig in Washington this Summer. He’ll be at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater in Richfield on July 20th. And at the Toyota Amphitheater in Wheatland on July 21st.