Though this year’s Dove Tree public ceremony was canceled due to weather and dangerous driving conditions on Dec. 1, Hospice of Wrangell has hung paper doves on the tree at the Nolan Center for 52 residents, family and friends who have passed away.
“It includes several people who died more than a year ago, but obituaries or gatherings happened later. Some of these people had no obituary in the Sentinel,” explained hospice volunteer Alice Rooney.
The public event has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Nolan Center.
The tree — an annual tradition dating back more than 20 years —...
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