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Around the Patch: Grilled Cheese, Piebald Deer & Chocolate-Covered Faces

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1. A Solon woman is accused of almost hitting a police officer while driving drunk.

According to , her face was covered in what appeared to be powder and chocolate frosting when police arrested her.

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However, the story does not end there.

The woman was arrested again 36 hours later on suspicion of leaving the scene of a crash. , she was at a bar in Solon.

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2. Piebald deer have been spotted in Avon Lake and people have made a game of shooting their photos.

Piebald deer are considered rare, but Avon Lake has three of them and it’s not unusual to see cars pulled over at the side of one of the city’s streets and curiosity seekers snapping photos with cameras and cell phones.

To see some photos of Avon Lake's most unusual ungulates, 

3. Mentor has dozens of fabulous restaurants. However, when I'm craving a grilled cheese sandwich, there is no substitute for Melt.

Cleveland Heights recently highlighted the home of the Parmageddon 

4. The parents of Adam Hamilton, the Kent soldier who died recently in the line of duty, talked with Kent Patch about their son.

“He enjoyed camaraderie,” his mother, Nancy Krestan, said. “He wanted to do something that would make him feel like he was doing something for others.”

To read more about Hamilton, his sacrifice and his family,


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