The Port Aransas harbor will fill with holiday spirit, music and light displays this Saturday, Dec. 6. Residents and visitors will board boats to participate in the annual Carolers Afloat and Boat Lighting Contest and Parade. The event is a unique way to enjoy the spirit of Christmas, island style. Just climb aboard the Scat Cat or Island Queen and […]
New airport lease will mean more amenities
The Mustang Beach Airport could soon undergo a dramatic transformation if a lease agreement between Port Aransas and the Texas General Land Office is signed by the end of the year. A renegotiated lease between the city and the GLOland office could mean that the airport would extend northward from its current boundary to include 26 acres that borders Sharkey’s […]
Same beach, different day
What a difference four days can make in Port Aransas weather. At left, a girl near Horace Caldwell Pier plays with a beachball, enjoying temperatures around 80 degrees on Wednesday, Nov. 26. At right, a beach walker speaking on a cell phone near Avenue G is bundled up against temperatures in the 50s on Monday, Dec. 1.
Senate’s rule on two-thirds
The number 21 takes on special significance in the Texas Senate. That is the two-thirds vote of the 31 senators needed to bring a measure to the floor for debate. Senators traditionally do not approach the lieutenant governor, who presides over the Senate and basically sets its agenda, to request recognition on a bill until they are reasonably certain that […]
Gifts for those who have everything
You didn’t see me in line at 4 a.m. at the big box stores in Corpus Christi on Black Friday. Instead, I slept in, savored turkey hash for lunch (the real reason, as far as I’m concerned for having turkey on Thanksgiving), then headed out to shop Port Aransas. Our daughter, who lives in San Antonio, was here for the […]
Priorities way out of whack
I’m struggling with something here. On Black Friday, Nov. 28 – the traditional kickoff to the U.S. Christmas shopping frenzy – an unfortunate chain of events in New York opened an assortment of windows into the American psyche. Some 2,000 shoppers packed around the locked doors of Wal-Mart in Valley Stream on Long Island, anxious to take advantage of specials […]
Letters to the Editor
Views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the writers and not those of the South Jetty. Great technique Please inform your readers that church bazaars, festivals and suppers are great places to offer pets for adoption. My minister allowed me to bring my kittens to evening prayer and supper. The secretary told me to just hold a […]
