What a welcome!

Whataburger No. 311 general manager Tara McGregor, center, cuts a fishnet standing in for a ribbon held by Ann Bracher Vaughan, CEO of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau, left, and chamber employee Teresa Clanton, to officially open the new Whataburger in Port Aransas, at 729 State Hwy. 361. The new business replaces the former building, in the 300 block of West Cotter Avenue, built in 1981. At the ceremony on Monday, Feb. 20, were (from left) the Rev. Doug Schwert, who delivered the invocation; Stephanie Bright, of Whataburger human resources; Rod Rodriguez, Whataburger senior vice-president; Whataburger founder Harmon Dobson’s son Hugh and grandson Harmon Dobson; Scott Frahm and John Hargreaves, managers; Karl and Carol Hoepfner, who claim to be Whataburger’s biggest fans; director of operations Esmer Cavazos; manager Mike Quick; area manager Shaun Jackson and marketing director Chris Powell. STAFF PHOTOS BY MURRAY JUDSON