Balloon with Message Lands in Farm
Julie Makarewicz
The Grand Rapids Press
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Kentwood, Michigan (US):
Something a bit mysterious stretches from Grand Rapids to southern Illinois.
A woman in a small farming community called Big Bay, Ill., is hoping someone in Kentwood can help solve it. "My husband found a balloon this summer and inside was a message from someone in Kentwood, Michigan," said Carol Horman.
"I've held on to it all this time. I don't really know why, but I just keep thinking about it and wondering if there is a child somewhere who is wanting to know if anyone found the message." Horman said the message appears to be written by a child and was written in black ink.
She said it was difficult to read, but believes it says, "From: Siam. To: Whoever. If you find this please "rieplei" (sic) Michigan, Kentwood." She ended up at the city's Web page and found an e-mail address for Mayor Richard Root.
Root said he wasn't quite sure how to track down the mystery, but offered to try to get it to the newspaper, where a story could garner attention. Horman said the only other clue is that the note was written on a piece of paper from a note pad with the word "Pegasys" on it from what she believes is the Pegasys drug company. The balloon itself was plain and white.
Nov 24, 2005
Julie Makarewicz
The Grand Rapids Press
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Kentwood, Michigan (US):
Something a bit mysterious stretches from Grand Rapids to southern Illinois.
A woman in a small farming community called Big Bay, Ill., is hoping someone in Kentwood can help solve it. "My husband found a balloon this summer and inside was a message from someone in Kentwood, Michigan," said Carol Horman.
"I've held on to it all this time. I don't really know why, but I just keep thinking about it and wondering if there is a child somewhere who is wanting to know if anyone found the message." Horman said the message appears to be written by a child and was written in black ink.
She said it was difficult to read, but believes it says, "From: Siam. To: Whoever. If you find this please "rieplei" (sic) Michigan, Kentwood." She ended up at the city's Web page and found an e-mail address for Mayor Richard Root.
Root said he wasn't quite sure how to track down the mystery, but offered to try to get it to the newspaper, where a story could garner attention. Horman said the only other clue is that the note was written on a piece of paper from a note pad with the word "Pegasys" on it from what she believes is the Pegasys drug company. The balloon itself was plain and white.
Nov 24, 2005
