“So it was no surprise when the girls and I missed Saturday’s parade down Main Street. I, for one, hated to miss seeing our pastor ride on a float dressed as Father Dyer. So I was glad when he appeared at the church to give the public a tour of the sanctuary. I slipped out of the kitchen to join in the tour, hoping I might get a glimpse of Horace Shelly in case he was in the crowd. I was on the lookout for a man in his late fifties, with a bit of gray hair on a balding head. And as most of the b...alding gentlemen in town wore baseball caps, I’d have to keep a sharp lookout for all things suspicious. I followed the group as they entered the foyer with Pastor Kevin dressed in full character, his hair sprayed gray with hair paint. “Good afternoon, ladies and gents. I’m Father John Dyer. I came to Colorado from Minnesota in 1861 to see Pikes Peak. I stayed to preach to miners and settlers. For twenty-nine years I traveled from camp to camp on ‘snowshoes’ I crafted from Norwegian pines.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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