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4 x May 21 — June 3, 2020 x www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.comTABLE OF CONTENTSHOW TO .......................................................................................... 5Update Your HomeON THE SUBJECT OF ......................................................................... 6The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane SeasonIN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ............................................................... 8NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS .............................................................. 10SOUTHWEST SEEN ......................................................................... 12Share the Love TourPROMOTIONAL FEATURE ................................................................. 13West Family Law GroupSCHOOL NEWS SEEN .................................................................... 14Whispering Oak Elementary SchoolSOUTHWEST ORLANDO HOME & REAL ESTATE ................................ 15COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD ....................................................... 22SOUTHWEST SERVICE DIRECTORY ................................................... 22$2 99Meatball Marinara271 West RdOcoee1569 E Silver Star RdOcoee2468 S Maguire RdOcoee8894 W Colonial DrOcoeeMay 21, 2020Vol. XXXIV, No. 14PRESIDENT & PUBLISHERRick V. MartinVICE PRESIDENTYvette MartinMANAGING EDITORLisa SagersCold Cut Combo13530 SummerportVillage PkwyWindermereEDITORIAL ASSISTANTLauren Salinero7315 SR 535WindermereFREELANCE WRITERLeona BraunLimited time only at participating restaurants.Additional charge for Extras. Plus applicable tax.No additional discounts or coupons may be applied.Prices and subs included may vary. Delivery available inselect areas. See Subway.com/delivers for details.Subway® is a Registered Trademark of Subway IP LLC. © 2019 Subway IP LLC.Black Forest HamSpicy ItalianAlso includes:Veggie Delite ®15504 StoneybrookWest PkwyWinter Garden1001 S Dillard StWinter GardenNow delivering withP.O. Box 851Windermere, FL 34786407-351-1573www.southwestorlandobulletin.comThe Southwest Orlando Bulletin is published semimonthly byCornerstone Publishing & Multi-Media LLC. No material may be reproducedwithout written permission. Subscriptions are available in the U.S. and PuertoRico for $25.56 per year and in Canada for $31.80 per year. For foreignsurface mailing, add $20 per year.Neither the publishers nor the advertisers are responsible or liable fortypographical errors, misinformation, misprints, etc., unintentionally containedherein. All letters received become the property of Cornerstone Publishing &Multi-Media LLC and may be reproduced and edited without consent.©2020/Cornerstone Publishing & Multi-Media LLCCIRCULATIONRobert BarlowMARKETING CONSULTANTSMadeline DeVito407-351-1573, option 1mdevito@kearneypublishing.comMichelle Oakes321-277-3467michelle@cornerstonepublishinggroup.com
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