Perry Hall Firestone Opens: Freebies, Food April 27-28

The new store is opening with a bang this Friday and Saturday.

Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 27 and April 28, the grand opening at 9653 Belair Road will include charitable donations, prizes and food. Tires, oil changes and brake jobs will also be sold at discounted prices, according to store manager Michael Wagoner.

The store plans to make donations to the Baltimore County Police Department and during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. Prizes include iPads, gift cards and TVs. Saturday's activities will include clowns and face painting for children.

"We want to say thank you to the citizens of Perry Hall," Wagoner said. "Without them, we're not in business."

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