New owners
Alexis Saloutos and Nikos Spiliopoulos are the new owner-operators of The Marketplace in Lynwood Center on Bainbridge Island.
They plan to expand hours, reopen the wine bar and bring back live music and events.
Previous owner John Jacobi said he bought what was Blossom Hill from a bank in a foreclosure action over a dozen years ago. After many landscaping and architecture improvements, he was ready to sell, and he thinks he found the perfect couple.
“Their reputation is impeccable,” Jacobi says in a news release.
Pony nutrition
The Bainbridge Island Pony Club is having a free Equine Nutrition Seminar Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Poulsbo Fire Station, 911 NE Liberty Road.
Topics include: Supplements, how to read labels, mixed and processed feeds, nutritional values, types of grains, what to feed and when, maintenance vs. conditioning vs. performance and basic nutritional care and needs.
Connie K. Larson, associate director of Global Technical Services, and Crystal White, animal nutrition-feed consultant with CHS, are the presenters.
For details go to BIPonyClub@gmail.com
Enter contest
The deadline for the first BARN Annual Collection contest is Jan. 31, 2025.
You can enter unpublished short stories or poems, or fiction or memoir or nonfiction excerpts.
You must be a BARN member or have paid for/attended a BARN class between Sept. 23, 2023, and Dec. 31, 2024.
To enter, you must enroll in the class and in a separate process submit your work using a Google form provided in the email you receive once you have registered.
Learn more at: Writers’ Studio Annual Collection Submission – BARN Catalog
Couture position
State Rep. Travis Couture has been selected as the ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee.
Couture represents the 35th District, which includes parts of Kitsap County.
The House Appropriations Committee takes up budget-related legislation and the operating budget.
“I’m honored to be selected to help lead this important committee as we work to right the state budget and reign in the out-of-control spending we have seen from the majority party over the past decade,” said Couture, who also serves on the Education Committee and will serve as assistant floor leader in the session that starts Jan. 13. He will be responsible for organizing and managing debate on the House floor, developing legislative strategy and policy, and assisting caucus leadership in negotiations with the majority party.
BI closures
Bainbridge Island city facilities will be closed to the public through Jan. 2 for various reasons.
They were closed Dec. 24-25 for Christmas and will be closed Jan. 1 for New Year’s. They were closed Dec. 23 and 26 and will be closed Dec. 27 for internal operations. A city news release says employees will focus on year-end administrative tasks to better serve BI in 2025. City employees will maintain their regular work schedules, and police and Public Works operations will support the community’s needs.
Dec. 30-31 Municipal Court at the Ted Spearman Justice Center will be open.
Wedding planner
If you’re planning a justice of the peace-style wedding in 2025 there are a few things to know.
The state requires a three-day waiting period after you apply for a wedding license with the Kitsap County auditor at kitsap.wa.us
It also requires two witnesses that can’t be provided by the court.
The license must be used within 60 days.
For details contact the county auditor at 360-337-4935.
On Bainbridge Island, also call the city court at 206-842-5641.
