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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Local author shares unknown details about Pearl Harbor By Edie Jones Correspondent On the morning of December 7, 1941, the H o n o l u l u R C A o ff i c e received and delivered the last warning of an imminent attack that was sent to the military command in Hawaii. Detailed in Sisters author Valarie Anderson9s recently released book <Pearl Harbor9s Final Warning: A Man, A Message, and Paradise Lost= are the chronological happen- ings of what took place after it arrived, and how coding snafus caused it to arrive at Fort Shafter nearly two hours after the initial Pearl Harbor attack. The book reveals diffi- cult-to-comprehend truths about that day. Today, in a world of instant communi- cation, the events leading up to the attack are greeted with disbelief. The book is the true story about the <courtesy= message sent by the Japanese with the exact date and time of the attack. Though delivered, it was a message unheeded by the bureaucracy of the military. Valarie9s writing of the Sisters salutes... The Aspen Lakes Estates Owners9 Association held their third annual <Spirit of Christmas Giving 2021= in con- junction with the Sisters- Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District9s sponsorship, providing Christmas gifts and assis- tance to families in need in Sisters Country this holi- day season. Committee members were well received when they hand-walked Aspen Lakes streets to person- ally extend a festive holi- day-wrapped participation invitation to each neigh- bor9s home. Homeowners who wished to contribute to the Sisters Community in a meaningful and chari- table manner, were able to do so during a month-long opportunity to donate by purchasing gift cards for our community9s children. Aspen Lakes homeown- ers donated nearly $2,000. This local opportunity, developed and coordinated with the Fire District9s per- sonnel, continues to bring meaning to the annual Aspen Lakes holiday celebration. The community of Aspen Lakes looks forward to continuing this tradition of giving in 2022. days before and after the attack began when she opened a red suitcase that had been stored under a bed at her recently deceased mother9s home. In it, she found letters, yellowed newspaper clip- pings, radiograms, and car- bon copies of memos. Here was her family9s Pearl Harbor Story. In 1941, George Street, Valarie9s grandfather, was the manager of Honolulu9s RCA Communication office. He, his 17-year-old daughter Barbara (Valarie9s mother), and college-bound son, George Jr., lived through the attack. George Sr. kept detailed communications, some unknown to even the Army and the Navy. As the details of this hor- rifying time in our nation9s history are exposed, our impression of what hap- pened takes on an entirely new form. Each new bullet of information builds on the last, causing heartbeats to quicken as we visually strive to put together all the pieces of this puzzle. Many times throughout the book you will ask yourself, <How could that be? How could that have happened?= The truth is that it did happen, and it is carefully revealed through citations, cop- ies of radiograms, pho- tographs, and years of research by the author. If this takes you back to laboring through high school history text, think again. This book is in no way boring! Even though we think we know <the end of the story= we quickly discover we don9t. Each chapter leaves you clam- oring to continue. The attack comes in the mid- dle of the book; how- ever, you will continue to read with excitement and suspense right up to the final words. The details of life in Honolulu in the days and months that followed the attack clearly show how para- dise was lost. I9m sure some of you reading this were alive during that time, as I was, and know firsthand of the rationing that took place, papering over windows, and hiding under covers during a blackout. As horrible as war is, Anderson makes sure all who read her book are aware of how the country came together when the circum- stances required it. Whether it was giving blood, filling sandbags, making bandages, performing first aid, or driv- ing emergency vehicles, civilians and the military worked side by side to pre- pare for whatever emerged after December 7. The war effort was everywhere, and everyone did their part. Whether you are a history buff who delights in detail, have connections with the military, or are a citizen that hungers to know the facts of our country, this book is for you. As one review said, <This book should be required read- ing for all high school students.= Valarie Anderson has done a superb job of research and bringing to life little-known facts important to our history. In addition, her writing is anything but dry or uninteresting! This is a book that will hold you spell- bound and is well worth the time and emotion it creates. Even though it is an account of history over eighty years in the past, it is a wonderful reminder to remember Pearl Harbor and the significance of that day. The book is available at www.valarieanderson.com and Paulina Springs Books. • Large organic produce selection • Huge organic & natural selection storewide BANR ENTERPRISES, LLC Residential & Commercial Contractor • Meat cut & ground fresh daily Local is what we are. Local is who we love. BANR can help you from clearing to concrete… demolition to design. When the going gets tough, even the tough call us! 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