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"Welch escorts us through the trivial to the transfigured."

     —Kenny Moore, Olympian and former Sports Illustrated writer

 

"Welch's work is outstanding for what it is not: sensational, wordy, one-sided; and for what it is: unpretentious, clear and honest."

     —Dorcas Smuch, author and former Registe-Guard columnist

 

"My Oregon III" is a collection of 99 of the best columns Welch wrote for The Register-Guard from 2009 to 2015. Among them: Mac Court's final night, Letting go of summer, Hiking the John Muir Trail, Sea to Summit, Oregon's prettiest drives, Big Stump, A sailor's lament, Kesey's mom, Barbara Bowerman, The old soldiers, The birth of jogging, Symphony's first note, A bartender-turned-hero, Officer down, Shy Garrison Keillor, The Spandex Nun,  The ocean taketh, The patron saint of cats, Katy Perry in Junction City, Losing Dave Frohnmayer, Letters to my grandchildren, The $1,000 Christmas giveaway, Beating .01 percent of the Eugene Marathon field and Goodbye, Register-Guard. (Soft cover.)

 

My Oregon III: Final Collection of RG columns, 2009-2015

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    Cathy Schaeffer's sixth-grade class at St. Mary Catholic School

    Taylorville, Ill.

     Henley Bliler  

     I would like to fly over the beginning of World War II because I would like to see exactly what happened. 

     

    Ruby Broux 

    I would like to fly over the Acropolis of Athens. I would fly over there because it is very cool how it is still standing up since the 5th century B.C.E 

    Landyn Durbin 

    I would like to fly over Egypt whenever the pyramids were being built. I would like to fly over this because it is a mystery of how they were built. 

    Bentley Friesland 

    American Revolution, to learn why Great Britain wanted war with the U.S. 

     

    Renee' Gunning 

    I would like to fly over Apollo 11 because I think it would be cool to see the moon landing. 

    Drew Kietzman  

    I would fly over D-day because it is such an important part of World War II and it is a really cool event. I think it is a cool event because there were so many planes, boats, soldiers and tanks. 

    Macie McDowell  

    One historical event I would fly over is World War II because I think it would be interesting to see all of the people who fought in the hard time. 

     

    Kate Shivers 

    I would fly over WW1 because it would be interesting to see what kind of equipment they used and how the countries lined up. 

    Liam Stromberg 

    Rome to see and picture it all in the past and what it looked like in the past.

    Roman Watson  

    I would like to fly over when they built the statue of liberty because i want to see the people who built it. 

    Matthew Wayman 

    I would like to fly over when the Vikings went into battle because the vikings were very strong and powerful humans. 

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