Celebrate 2018 at Norris Hot Springs
The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the ancient Babylonians, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot. They would reportedly vow to pay off debts and return borrowed farm equipment. Research shows the top 10 New Year’s Resolutions are:
| Stay fit and healthy |
37% |
| Lose weight | 32% |
| Enjoy life to the fullest | 28% |
| Spend less, save more | 25% |
| Spend more time with family and friends | 19% |
A trip to Norris Hot Springs gives you a chance for all those resolutions in one visit – the healing waters helps reduce blood pressure, aches and pains, and brings a boost to the immune system. When you bring along your family or friends and enjoy an organic, nutritious and delicious meal, you’re giving your body a break from all the high calorie holiday overindulgences as well. From the look of the happy soakers, it seems highly likely you’ll be enjoying yourself. Welcome the new year with a trip to Norris – the pool will be closed on Sunday, December 31st but open on Monday, January 1st with a chance to start the year right. They aren’t missing any farm equipment, but if you’ve borrowed any, this would be the perfect time to return it!
Music is featured on the Poolside Stage each Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7 PM, but due to the holiday, the month actually gets off to an early musical start on Monday, January 1st with Neil Filo Beddow. Neil plays original folk rock for the soul, and describes his guitar style as the West Dakota stutter – his lyrically scrambled iambic pentameter can be politically bent, spiritually seeking, tongue in cheek humorous with just a twist of serious. A sampling of music can be found on https://soundcloud.com/neil-filo-beddow, www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJIYSyec33Y. On Friday, January 5th, welcome Chad Ball. Chad returns to Norris, doing a mixture of acoustic Folk/Blues with catchy storytelling melodies. From Butte, he has a strong influence from 70’s folk/rock. Listen to his music here – www.chadballmusic.com. On Saturday, January 6th, Norris welcomes a new band – Poppy. Poppy is a Bozeman-based duet and consists of songwriter Aaron Banfield (guitar, vocals, harmonica) and Cate Schroeder (vocals). They’re an eclectic blend of Americana, folk & blues singing a healthy dose of cover songs as well as Banfield’s originals with some sweet-talking commentary. Poppy’s sound lies somewhere along the lines of a zesty Bob Dylan-June Carter sandwich, toasted with honey-butter. https://poppymusicmt.wixsite.com/poppymusic. Rounding out the first week of the year on Sunday, January 7th is Lang Termes. Lang grew up with a visual artist father and spent summers touring with his puppeteer mother. He has been playing professionally most of his life. His vocal style ranges from mellow folk ballads to growling boogie blues. Lang’s style of song writing, both original music and lyrics, comes deep from the heart, or in some cases, bubbles up from his whimsical sense of irony. His selection of covers ranges from early country blues to the full gambit of contemporary classics.
