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VOL. 43, ISSUE 5 CANNONBEACHGAZETTE.COM ooking for the soul Amuse-bouche of crab on micro green arugula in puff pastry. By CARA MICO For Cannon Beach Gazette T he Christian Culinary Academy hosted the 10th Annual Christian Chefs International Conference which included a student culinary demonstration featuring a six-course meal. The academy, a small culinary school located at the north end of town in the Christian Con- ference Center, has hosted the conference for fi ve of the previous six years. The conference not only allowed the Christian Culi- nary Academy to showcase its program and teach vis- iting chefs something new, but it also gave students an opportunity to network and showcase their skills in front of potential future employers. The fully accredited culi- nary school has 12 enrolled students in their one year certifi cate program. President of the Christian Chefs International and the Christian Culinary Academy Ira Krizo likes the small cohort. “I don’t want it to be a huge program,” said Krizo, emphasizing the need for the program adding that there are “a lot of drugs and alcohol in the industry.” Krizo went to culinary school in New York where he discovered a need for a faith-based formal culinary education where students can focus on “shared faith, patience, kindness and thinking highly of others.” Small class sizes also allow talented guest instruc- tors from Cannon Beach institutions like Newman’s to provide lessons and students can intern at places like the Stephanie Inn, as did returning alumni intern Jor- dan Neahring. And what did Neahring learn from working at the Stephanie Inn? Photos by Cara Mico April 5, 2019 Donations keep Cannon Beach Academy open By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian Cannon Beach Academy, which faced possible closure before the end of the school year due to fi nancial woes, will continue to operate thanks to a major donation and several pledges. Concerns about whether the public charter school could remain open past April arose three months ago after board members identifi ed a $75,000 shortfall in their budget. The fi nancial situation was due to low- er-than-expected enrollment and unpaid pledges. After news of the potential closure broke, the academy received “a surge of support,” said Amy Fredrickson, the school’s executive director. The school began receiving many of the missing pledges — including a $33,000 pledge that origi- nally was not going to be paid until the end of the school year. A surprise $20,000 donation from Tim and Rhonda Snider, who recently moved to Cannon Beach, also helped, Fredrickson said. The family has also pledged to match up to $20,000 in addi- tional donations until June. The donations have helped the academy come “very, very close” to addressing the shortfall, Fred- rickson said. See Donations, Page A6 Google Proposed site of a bed and breakfast at 547 Antler Road. Bed and breakfast or short-term rental dwelling? By CARA MICO For Cannon Beach Gazette See Culinary Academy, Page A6 Cannon Beach resident Lois Moore won’t be opening a new bed-and-breakfast in her duplex at 547 Antler Road as she had hoped. The application for conditional use permitting the bed and breakfast went before the Planning Commission on March 28. If approved, this would bring the total number of applications in Cannon Beach to roughly fi ve. Moore recently closed on the duplex and moved full time to Cannon Beach. She addressed the Planning Commission during the hearing for the conditional use application. “I’m hoping to appeal to families who have a hard time accommodating fi ve or six people, or couples who want to share the space,” Moore said. “It’s diffi cult for two adults and children to fi nd space and it’s expensive for them to go out and eat.” But the commission was focused more on the nuances of the ordinance, which allows for a con- ditional use permit for bed and breakfast in a medium residential zone, than the vision for the business. Chef Ira Krizo of the Christian Culinary Academy. Ira Krizo introduces his students to conference attendees. See Rental, Page A6 As puffi ns return to Haystack Rock, protections are sought By CARA MICO For Cannon Beach Gazette Lisa Sheffi eld photo Cannon Beach is home to one of the West Coast’s treasures; the last remaining tufted puffi n colony on the Oregon coast exists only at Haystack Rock. In the 2018 season, only 55 puffi ns were spotted returning to nest at the rock and fewer than a 1,000 puffi ns exist in the wild in Oregon and Washing- ton combined. “Alaska is the only state with a stable puffi n population,” said Melissa Keyser, Director of the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. Keyser presented the 2018 annual report to the City Council at the March 12 work session, and there is some really good news. Wildlife harassment has “dropped substantially” since 2015, wildlife collection and off-leash dog counts were also down. HRAP wants to protect the last nesting colony on the Oregon coast, but they also want to help visi- tors be better stewards of the unique marine habitat. Keyser thinks that some of the progress is from small and simple changes. After they noticed an increased trend in dogs running through the gar- den off-leash veteran staff member and educa- tion and volunteer coordinator Lisa Habecker sug- gested bringing dog leashes in the truck. After that easy change there was a major decrease in these occurrences. Other progress is the result of bigger changes. The program had over 160 volunteers in 2018 and worked a lot of their signage, providing most signs in English and Spanish. They’ve also adopted a more educational than enforcement approach and Keyser believes this is refl ected in their recent success. See Puffi n, Page A6
