REVIEW BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
A MAN WITH A PAN: Celebrated chef Tom Douglas to visit island. A3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 | Vol. 112, No. 48 | WWW.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.COM | 75¢
Return of 122 faces setbacks
Shooting for a healthier future
HURDLES BLOCK OWNERS’ REOPENING PLANS BY RICHARD D. OXLEY Bainbridge Island Review
The 122 Restaurant and Bar was a beloved and unique island destination for locals. But when a fire claimed the building that housed the 122 in July, it left more than a smoldering shell of a building, it left an empty space among the island’s nightlife. The owners of the 122 are hoping to not leave that space empty for too long, but it will be an uphill battle. “We are looking for a Pete Saloutos photos
These photos taken by Pete Saloutos are among many included in the 2013 Arms Around Bainbridge calendar. Money raised from calendar sales will go to help pay the medical bills of islanders in need.
Bainbridge photographer gives benefit calendar for Arms Around Bainbridge his year-round focus BY RICHARD D. OXLEY Bainbridge Island Review
Island photographer Pete Saloutos takes thousands of shots every year, all over the world. But he didn’t have to go far from Bainbridge for one of his most prized photographs. “When I opened that shot up, I knew it was it,” Saloutos said. The photograph came from an afternoon with fellow islander Karen Sella, shooting around the Point White Pier off the south end of the island. “That’s my personal favorite shot,” Saloutos said. “I shot about 300 of that sequence of her barefoot prancing around the pier.” Saloutos often works for Nikon, a photography company, and last year he submitted the photo of Sella, among many others, to them. He soon got a call from a Nikon official asking to use one of his photos in a calendar. He didn’t even have to ask which one they liked. He knew. But for Saloutos, the excitement wasn’t for the inclusion in Nikon’s calendar, it was for his own. He has put out
The latest a calendar each year since calendar was 1977. In recent years, howprinted through ever, his calendar projects a connection of have taken on a special the nonprofit’s meaning. treasurer, Each year Saloutos proOrlando Boleda. duces a calendar to raise With help money for Arms Around from the KP Bainbridge, a local cause Corporation, benefiting islanders in Where to get one Saloutos said need of financial help to that the calencover medical bills. Calendars are available at dar is the best Town & Country Market, the “All (the people supRoby King Gallery, Island they’ve ever ported through Arms Fitness, the Bainbridge produced. Around Bainbridge) have Island Aquatics Center, Eagle “It’s a much either had no insurance or Harbor Books, Silver Screen bigger calenhave been underinsured,” Video and the Village Music dar,” he said. Saloutos said. Center. “They did a The money raised by superb job in selling the calendar — all printing it.” of it — goes to the cause. The Arms Around Bainbridge calIt’s something that Saloutos thinks about every year as he travels for work. endars are currently available at island stores including Town & Country “I know that a calendar requires a Market, the Roby King Gallery, Island seasonal quality to it,” he said. “I am shooting all the time, for a variety of dif- Fitness, the Bainbridge Island Aquatics Center, Eagle Harbor Books, Silver ferent things, and I am thinking about Screen Video and the Village Music this calendar all year.” Center in Lynwood. “I am already thinking about 2014,” Saloutos added.
place,” said 122 owner Kim Raymond. Raymond co-owns the business with islander Chris Ortiz. “We have kept our business license open, and our liquor license open,” she added. “The idea is to open again.” But that is easier said than done. Raymond said that finding a suitable location for the 122 has been a challenge. “It wouldn’t be smart to open up in Lynwood at the SEE 122, A17
Lawyer cites political turmoil in farewell letter BY RICHARD D. OXLEY Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge Island’s City Attorney Will Patton told the incoming city manager last month he would likely be exiting his position when the new manager came on board, according to Will Patton Patton’s letter of resignation. The departure letter was submitted to City Manager Doug Schulze on Nov. 5; Schulze’s first day on the job. Patton congratulated the new manager before stating his purpose for leaving — partially for the benefit of the city, but also for his own personal and family reasons.
“The city is now poised to successfully move on from the turmoil of this last year,” Patton said in his letter. “As I said in my short meeting with you last month, I believe you and the city will be best served in that effort by assembling your own executive team with at least some new people, including a new city attorney.” Patton also recalled that he agreed to take the position on Bainbridge when former city manager Brenda Bauer asked him to take it on, but only on the condition that he would be “interim.” “That request reflected my direct knowledge of the volatile history of Bainbridge Island politics and litigation,” Patton wrote. “My concern was not to further damage the city’s reputation if either the city soon decided to replace the SEE ATTORNEY, A2