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Fish and Wildlife changes course — will pay to spray BY EMILY THORNTON The World
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BANDON — Coos County Commissioners will vote Tuesday whether to spray insecticides over mosquito infested areas near Bandon using fixed wing aircraft. And in a reversal Friday afternoon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife said it would foot the bill for spraying the acreage over Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Bandon and Coos County will divide the remaining costs, said Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins. An exact dollar amount has yet to be determined, Cribbins said. Bids for the spraying will be accepted following a formal deci-
sion from commissioners. “I think it’s a good plan. It’s important for us to get on it right away,” said Cribbins. Cribbins believed fellow commissioners John Sweet and Bob Main were “on the same page with this.” The two chemicals, MetaLarv SPT and Dibrome, were chosen because they were deemed “safe.” MetaLarv was said to be the “safest, most practical product to decrease the amount of larva that become adults,” according to the plan released Friday from the county health department. Dibrome, which is supposed to kill adult mosquitoes, was selected because it was “the safest and most effective, fast-acting product.”
Both chemicals will be applied in the morning or evening, when the wind is about 5 mph. Officials believe one application of Dibrome is needed now, with a possibility of more. One application of MetaLarv is needed immediately and another in the spring of 2014. Regular application is needed to control mosquito populations, the plan stated. “The amount that’s sprayed is such a light concentration, it’s not considered a health hazard,” said Nikki Zogg, administrator for the Coos County Health Department. About three-fourths of an ounce of Dibrome and three pounds of MetaLarv will be sprayed per acre.
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Tribe revamps casino effort MEDFORD (AP) — Taken aback by the opposition, the Coquille Indian Tribe has revamped its campaign for a $26 million casino in Medford. The tribe has engaged a former speaker of the Oregon House as a spokesman, hired local consultants who have experience with Medford decision-makers and created glossy brochures extolling the idea and addressing criticisms leveled at it. The re-energized campaign includes letters from officials in North Bend and Coos Bay to counterparts in Medford praising the casino proposal, the Medford Mail Tribune reports. The tribe has a casino in North Bend and is proposing another in Medford. The idea has drawn opposition from some in Medford and from the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, which operates a casino on SEE CASINO | A8
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Rick Stillwagon examines the custom made, copper still made for Stillwagon Distillery in Charleston.The distillery will be producing white, gold, dark and spiced versions of the Seven Devils Rum. Stillwagon says production should be in full swing by December and be available locally at Walt’s Pourhouse in Coos Bay.
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CHARLESTON — Inside a refurbished boathouse, two Charleston men are about to open the county’s first legal distillery. Rick Stillwagon and Hans Henriksen plan to have Stillwagon Distillery up and running by December. The distillery will produce a range of rums and whiskeys. Stillwagon said the distillery’s initial offerings will include light, gold, dark and spiced rums. As of Tuesday, the distillery is fully licensed by state and federal authorities, with the exception of approval for their product labels.
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“We have to have federal approval on the label on every product we sell,” Henriksen said. Stillwagon said he got into brewing by accident. He was raising coyfish, and bought a pellet stove to heat their water. Stillwagon, who has a background in aquaponics and alternative energy, quickly realized he could use the stove to distill ethanol. “As a fuel, it’s not worth very much, while as a beverage it’s worth quite a bit,” he said. Getting the project moving was far from easy, Stillwagon said. Distilleries require both federal and state licensure, and roughly 20 pages of initial paperwork.
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BAGHDAD — The mob strung up the suspected terrorist’s shirtless body by the feet and set it ablaze on a street on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, a tire placed underneath to fuel the flames. In grainy footage of the immolation this week, police appeared to do little to stop the vigilantes’ street justice. In another video issued in recent days, jihadi militants who took over a major highway in western Iraq stop three Syrian truck drivers, interrogate them, then gun them down, believing them to be members of the Alawite sect. The two incidents, confirmed by police, illustrate in stark terms the increasing brutality of the unrest gripping Iraq, fueling complaints that
Before he fully committed to the project, Stillwagon picked the brains behind a number of other microdistilleries, including Ezra Cox Distillery in Centralia, Wash. Getting licensed requires prospective distillers to take a financial gamble. “You have to already be invested — you have to have all your equipment in place,” Stillwagon said. Stillwagon said that the legal definition for what constitutes “rum” will allow him creativity in the distilling process. “The only real requirement is that it be made of sugar cane,” he said. SEE DISTILLERY | A8
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