SIESTA KEY
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 51, NO. 20
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020
Selby tries, tries again City Commission will hear revised plan next week. PAGE 3A
HE’S ALL EARS Nat Kaemmerer
Siesta Key event features music, treats and Santa, who was ready to listen. PAGE 2B
Marjorie Klotz and daughter Marjorie Sonstroem
Ringing strong
Bells are ringing all over the area, and on St. Armands Circle, one of them is held by 104-year-old Marjorie Klotz, who’s helping raise money for the Salvation Army at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. “I love coming out,” the Siesta Key woman said. “It gives me a great deal of satisfaction, and all my dear friends are right here with me.” This is Klotz’s first year ringing the bell with the church, but she used to participate in the event at another church for a couple years before that — meaning she only picked up bellringing after she turned 100 years old.
Harry Sayer
Siesta Key’s Santa Claus holds CJ and Duke, French bulldogs belonging to the Addario family of Sarasota, for a photo.
Courtesy photo
Larger than life
ODA student donates socks
The Sarasota Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team is accustomed to passing out articles of clothing to people in need. Sometimes, though, they have a little help. Out-Of-Door Academy 11th grader Abbey Vollmer recently completed a sock collection drive in which she accumulated nearly 150 pairs. Vollmer is one of the leaders of the school’s Red Cross Club. She felt good helping others. “It was really cool to see we’d actually done it,” Vollmer said.
File photo
Flori Roberts, who died Nov. 23, was known for bringing her success in business to her philanthropic pursuits.
Small in stature, Flori Roberts left a big legacy. SEE PAGE 10A
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