148TH YEAR, NO. 153
DailyAstorian.com // TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021
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CORONAVIRUS
Emergency
housing
vouchers
provide
some relief
Housing authority to
administer the vouchers
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
Miss Emerald Valley Abigail Hayes was crowned Miss Oregon by Shivali Kadam,
Miss Oregon 2019, as Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen Moira O’Bryan, right, looks on.
HAYES CROWNED
MISS OREGON
One of the North Coast’s largest events since the pandemic
The U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development issued Oregon coun-
ties and cities more than $19 million in
emergency housing vouchers though
public housing authorities.
The vouchers, provided by the Amer-
ican Rescue Plan Act, are designed to
assist people who are homeless or at risk
of homelessness and people who are fl ee-
ing domestic violence.
The Northwest Oregon Housing
Authority, which provides critical hous-
ing assistance to low-income residents in
Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook coun-
ties, was awarded $752,652, or 57 vouch-
ers. The vouchers will start in July .
“Every single Oregonian deserves an
aff ordable and accessible place to call
home,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon
Democrat, said in a statement. “The eco-
nomic fallout from the global pandemic
has worsened a statewide housing short-
age and aff ordability crisis. These vouch-
ers give local housing authorities critical
tools to provide Oregonians with the sta-
bility they need to build a life where they
can thrive.”
See Vouchers, Page A6
By R.J. MARX
The Astorian
Ninth county
resident dies
from virus
S
EASIDE — Miss Emerald Val-
ley Abigail Hayes is the new
Miss Oregon.
Hayes, of Damascus, was crowned
Saturday night, the fi nal evening of the
Miss Oregon competition held at the
Seaside Civic and Convention Center.
“I’m feeling like this is a dream,”
Hayes said moments after receiving
the crown from Shivali Kadam, who
was crowned Miss Oregon in 2019.
“I’m absolutely ecstatic and this is
unreal. Unreal.”
Hayes, 20, is a student at Liberty
University with a major in strategic
communications. Her goal is to work
in a law fi rm focusing on family and
pro bono work.
“I believe that every single girl
on the stage was absolutely beautiful
and deserved it just as much as I did,”
Hayes said.
The Miss Oregon Scholarship Pro-
gram began in 1947. The annual event
was canceled in 2020 because of the
pandemic but returned this year in a
hybrid format with both a live and vir-
tual audience.
The event was one of the North
Coast’s largest since the pandemic
began.
Two dozen cases reported
over the past week
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
Photos by Malia Riggs/For The Astorian
LEFT: Miss Clatsop County Haylie Moon was named nonfi nalist interview winner
and received a $250 scholarship. RIGHT: Miss North Coast Caitlin Hillman
competed in the event.
‘I BELIEVE THAT EVERY SINGLE GIRL ON
THE STAGE WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
AND DESERVED IT JUST AS MUCH AS I DID.’
See Miss Oregon, Page A6
A ninth Clatsop County resident has
died from the coronavirus.
The Oregon Health Authority described
the person as an 89-year-old woman who
tested positive on April 11 and died at
home on June 1. No other information was
immediately available.
The health authority has recorded 1,058
virus cases in the county. Twenty-fi ve were
hospitalized and nine have died.
There has been a spike of more than
two dozen virus cases reported over the
past week.
A spokesman for the county said Mon-
day that the cases are tied to households,
gatherings, workplaces and schools.
Miss Oregon Abigail Hayes
See Covid, Page A6
Chef lets faith guide him
Krizo runs Christian
cooking school in
Cannon Beach
By R.J. MARX
The Astorian
ANNON BEACH — What
does the Christian culinary
experience mean?
Those in the food service indus-
try often aren’t very patient, said Ira
Krizo, director of the Christian Culi-
nary Academy in Cannon Beach.
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“They’re not always very kind, not
always very loving to each other,”
he said. “Many times they are in it
for themselves.”
God calls Christians to be loving,
patient and kind, he said.
His counter to a tense indus-
try? “Our school is for Christians
because it is built on discipleship,
how to become confi dent in your
Photos by R.J. Marx/The Astorian
See Krizo, Page A6
LEFT: Chef Ira Krizo runs the Christian Culinary Academy in Cannon Beach. RIGHT: Student chefs stand with Krizo
at the academy.