Charges have been filed in the death of Tracy Hunter, an Aransas Pass man who worked in Port Aransas. Details are in the Feb. 22 edition of the South Jetty, which is being delivered to news stands all over town right now. Also in this edition, you’ll see: The South Jetty’s Spring Visitors’ Guide, packed with information on dining, night […]
Flocking together
Festival features whoopersBirders, photographers and nature lovers are in town to participate in the 22nd annual Whooping Crane Festival sponsored by the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau. Hurricane Harvey did not stop the annual celebration of the endangered whooping crane, which is set for Thursday, Feb. 22, through Sunday, Feb. 25. The festival features a more-than-rare treat this year: […]
Breakfast time!
Egrets, white pelicans, roseate spoonbills and other birds dine in wetlands off State Highway 361 in Port Aransas on a recent morning. The roseate spoonbill is the official bird of Port Aransas, by the way.
Bujan, Bolner face challengers
Challengers have filed paperwork to face Port Aransas Mayor Charles Bujan and council member Beverly Bolner on Election Day. With only hours left until the filing deadline on Friday, Feb. 16, Scot Deason filed to run against Bujan, and Ben Kuhn filed to challenge Bolner. Bujan and Bolner have filed to run for re-election. No one except for incumbents filed […]
In limbo
Six months after Harvey, folks trying to get settledEditor’s note: In the days immediately following Hurricane Harvey’s devastating Aug. 25-26 assault on Port Aransas, the South Jetty profiled a number of local residents who talked about what Harvey had done to the property, to their lives. With the end of February marking six months since the hurricane’s strike, some of those folks talked in interviews recently about how […]
Island Agenda
Organizations are asked contact the South Jetty once programs and activities resume. Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Pkwy. Open and lap swim: Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Monday. Call 361-749-2416 for more information. Pool is heated. • Port Aransas Art Center: Classes, workshops,104 N. Alister St., 749-7334. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., […]
Whooper love
This pair of whooping cranes was photographed by Michael Thomas of Corpus Christi on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The cranes were foraging for crabs and grains in the wetlands and fields on the Lamar Peninsula near the Big Tree. The 22nd annual Whooping Crane Festival opens on Thursday.
Crane contribution
Chamber to receive check for festival, cityA check for $25,000 to support the Whooping Crane Festival and the City of Port Aransas will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. The check is a donation from the International Crane Foundation and the Houston and Dallas Zoos. “The festival was started in 1996 by George Archibald, co-founder […]
Food giveaway scheduled on Friday at food pantry
Port Aransas residents are invited to stop in and get food items to stock their pantries on Friday, Feb. 23, at a “Truckload Food Distribution.” The Helping Hands Food Pantry, in conjunction with the Corpus Christi Food Bank and Feed America, will be distributing food from noon to 4 p.m., while supplies last. An 18-wheeler loaded with mostly nonperishables will […]
Romeo Valentine’s Day
The Aransas Princess chapter of Romeo (Retired Old Men Eating Out) got together on Wednesday, Feb. 14, for a Valentine’s Day Brunch at Giggity’s. Greg Thomas, a Romeo member from Illinois, said that Hurricane Harvey affected the chapter’s numbers this year. They had 36 folks at the brunch. In the past he said that they would have had as many […]
