Owings Mills

A new Sofi's Crepes is opening Thursday (Bastille Day) at 11 a.m. in the Valley Village Shopping Center, at 9123 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills. Ann Costlow's original Sofi's Crepes opened next to the Everyman Theatre around the turn of the century. Costlow also owns the location on the lower level of the Woman's Industrial Exchange. As is the Sofi's in Annapolis, which is owned by Stephanie Hans, the Owings Mills store is a franchise operation. The owner of the new Sofi's is Nina Knocke.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — a Young Actors Theatre Production, Ceres M. Horn Theatre, McDonogh School, 8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, July 15-16, 7:30 p.m., and July 17, 2 p.m. $8. Ken Waller, 410-998-3526. Inaugural Golf Tournament — sponsored by the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company, held at the Suburban Club, 7600 Park Heights Ave., Pikesville, July 25. http://www.pvfd32.org. Focus on Safety Festival — sponsored by the Baltimore County Department of Aging, held at Hannah More School and Park, 12039 Reisterstown Road, July 16, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Demonstrations, prizes, speakers and exhibits.

Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/OMT Sports Notices, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; e-mail tworgo@patuxent.com . Include date, time, location, contact information and subsection. Competitive McDonogh Junior Wrestling Club holding on going registration. pwelch@mcdonogh.org or 410-998-3517. Team registrations are being accepted for the Northwest Area Tip-Off Youth Basketball Tournament, Dec. 2-4, in 7-8 to 13-14 age groups.

Baltimore County firefighters battled a blaze for two hours Sunday afternoon in Owings Mills. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. in two-story building in the 3100 block of Blendon Road, county Fire Director Glenn Blackwell said. It took about two hours for firefighters to get the flames under control. Though several people were inside at the time of the blaze, no injuries were reported, Blackwell said. The address is listed as the Elizabeth Flick Charitable Foundation, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, but Blackwell could not confirm the building's occupants.

After receiving several mailing pieces and listening to Baltimore County Council District 2 candidate Vicki Almond at many public forums, I feel it is time to get the facts out about the lack of need for a new middle school in Owings Mills ("Democrats line up for 2nd District seat," Aug. 16). This is not my opinion, but rather, the facts disseminated by the Baltimore County Department of Education which state: "Based on enrollment projections…The middle schools in this part of the county are under capacity, and the ten year projections do not indicate that more capacity is needed to accommodate middle school students at this time".

Katye Byram , of Stevenson, was recently hired by Baltimore School for the Arts as Development Associate. Prior to BSA, Byram owned Winters Media Group, a printing company in New York City that specialized in marketing solutions. Byram has also served on the Walters Art Museum Women's Committee and over the past few years, Byram has served on The SEED School of Maryland's Board. As Development Associate for the school, Byram will coordinate a portion of administrative development work as well as events.

Michael Freedman, an attorney who lives in Owings Mills, had an idea to combine his 45 years of experience practicing law with technology that helps motorists in need. Freedman developed a Personal Injury Assistant App that is free for users of iPhones and Droids. He is the first lawyer in Maryland to introduce this technology. The app helps motorists in the event of a car accident as it automatically prompts them to gather all of the key information needed to document the accident right at the scene and then submits it directly to the Freedman's law office in real-time.

Carver A&T's Sam Pellerito and Digital Harbor's Adikola Oliganju and Elton Joe made history Saturday at the Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association's 2A-1A North regional wrestling tournament when they became the first competitors in the history of their schools to win regional championship titles. Owings Mills won its 16th regional team title with five individual wrestlers taking weight-class crowns - Demetrius Johnson (119), Jordan Trujillo (140), Taran Carr (145)

In the tussle over mega-development projects in Owings Mills, it's about time we had an adult in the room. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, who is ordinarily loath to interfere with the County Council's prerogatives when it comes to land use and zoning, is stepping into that role with his promise to veto a piece of legislation that amounted to a massive giveaway to two developers. The bill, passed by the council on Monday, represented legislative sausage making at its worst and could have swamped Owings Mills' already overtaxed infrastructure.

Army Pfc. Kyle E. Dorrance , of Owings Mills graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Army Reserve Pfc. Christopher A. Bauer, of Owings Mills graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.