DOUGHBOY: Remember that Doughboy statue we talked about in Monday’s column?
This is what it looks like.
This photo, by Tom Powers of the Lawrenceville Historical Society, was taken at Doughboy Square, located at the corner of Butler Street and Penn Avenue.
The statue was created to honor the American soldiers who fought during World War I.
The photograph was shared with us by Tim Ziaukas, professor of public relations at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
After reading Monday’s column, which featured Pittsburgh Doughboy Thomas F. Enright, Clayton Vecellio of Lewis Run dropped off an article with more information on Enright, believed to be the first soldier to die in the war.
The article clarified Private Enright, along with Corporal James B. Gresham and Private Merle D. Hay, were the first three American Army soldiers killed in combat during the war.
“They met death when the Germans raided the 16th Infantry’s trenches near Bathelemont, France, on the nights of November 2-3, 1917,” the article reads.
BANDING: Aug. 5 will be the last opportunity to see bird-banding this year at the Audubon Community Nature Center, located on Riverside Road between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren.
On that day, Nathan Weyandt, a fisheries biologist aide for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, will capture, band and release the birds, according to the Audubon.
The event is part of the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) bird banding program, in which researchers gather data about bird behavior. Bird banding is a regular activity at the Audubon.
It will last approximately from 6 a.m. to noon, and registration is not necessary. The program is free, but donations to the center will be accepted.