Fort Buenaventura

Steven Case fires a black powder rifle at the Easter weekend mountain-man rendezvous at Fort Buenaventura in Ogden on Saturday. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Plenty to spark interest at Easter rendezvous in Ogden

OGDEN — Poodles were wearing buckskin at Saturday’s Easter Rendezvous, and if you weren’t sure where buckskin came from, you could watch some guy scrape guts from the inside of the hide of a freshly killed deer.

Children watching that said, “EEW!”

But Fort Buenaventura was full of much else to please the ear or eye: a banjo’s strum, white Indian lodges reflected against the lake, the jangle of beads and bells on an intricately decorated Indian dress, some guy wearing a top hat and breechcloth and nothing else, the “whack!” of an ax hitting wood.

Steven Robert Fielding

Steven Robert Fielding, 65, of South Ogden, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at the University of Utah Medical Center from complications related to liver cancer. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 S. 1900 West. Friends and family may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday before the service. Interment, West Weber Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Steve Fielding Memorial Fund at any Mountain America Credit Union to fund a memorial project at Fort Buenaventura. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Families cheer on Hurt in the Dirt competitors

OGDEN -- At a key corner where they could see both the biking and running portion of Saturday's Hurt in the Dirt endurance race, two kids held up signs that read "Go Dad Go."

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) A portion of Old Snowbasin Road in Weber County started cracking and sinking after an April 18 storm caused four or five big breaks. Repeated attempts to repair them have proved unsuccessful. The road, which is closed every year until June 1, is still undrivable.

Federal funds to help repair N. Utah flood damage

OGDEN — The floodwaters might have cleared away, but emergency management crews still have a list of damaged items in need of repair.

(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)  Floodwaters from the Weber River surge onto Serge Simmons Field, the former home of the Ogden Raptors, knocking down the fencing and eroding the riverbank Friday. The bicycle path on the park’s east side has also been destroyed. Because the baseball field is still in bad shape, tournaments and city recreation teams have had to find other parks in Ogden on which to play. Officials say they don’t know if the park will be restored next year because of the cost and ramifications of government regulations regarding the alteration of the river’s flow.

Weber River still flooding Serge Simmons Field in Ogden

OGDEN -- The pain of spring flooding that sent water flowing over the banks of the Weber River is still being felt by those who have traditionally enjoyed recreational activities at Ogden's formerly pristine Serge Simmons Field.

(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Flooding can still be seen on part of the Weber River Parkway near Fort Buenaventura in Ogden on Monday. A family reunion has booked a bowery for this weekend, and individual camping sites will be dried and cleaned up shortly, park officials say.

Fort Buenaventura, county busy as Weber River recedes

OGDEN -- The water has receded, and crews are busy cleaning and repairing Fort Buenaventura.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) (From left) Jeff Heavirland, Josh Smith and Janette Guiver explore the flooded Fort Buenaventure in Ogden on Wednesday. An overflowing Weber River has forced the park to close. “A lot of revenue will be lost,” says Weber County Parks and Recreation Manager Jim Carter.

Flooding washes out Top of Utah recreation spots

It's not just farming and business that will take a hit from existing and predicted flooding in the Top of Utah. The recreation and tourism industries also likely will be affected.

NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner
The Weber River flows over the Weber River Pathway at Fort Buenaventura on Monday in Ogden. Water from the Weber River fills a campsite at Fort Buenaventura. Campers are staying away from the campsites as May’s weather has been cold and wet. See more flooding photos at www.standard.net

Fort Buenaventura hit by runoff

OGDEN -- As the Weber River continues to swell over its banks, Fort Buenaventura has stopped seeing visitors.

MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner
Water flows over the banks of the Weber River in Ogden earlier this week. Fort Buenaventura’s annual Easter Rendezvous has been canceled due to the flooding.

Flooding sinks mountain-man event

Fur traders and trappers of the early 1800s were tough, braving whatever nature sent their way. Modern fur trade-era re-enactors are also a pretty hardy bunch, but they won't be expected to deal with flooding rivers.

Fort Buenaventura's annual Easter Rendezvous, set for this weekend, has been canceled. Organizers say they plan to hold the event at a later date, probably in June.

"We're sorry it happened this way. We tried our best ... but Mother Nature didn't cooperate with us this time around," said Jim Carter, parks and recreation manager for Weber County.

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