Bonnie Strassell - Owen County Historical Society

Chicken seems to be the time-honored meat of choice for picnics, and the six-county picnic to be held Tuesday is no exception.
The Owen County Historical Society, host of the event, will serve chicken, biscuits, and a drink as members from all six counties, Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Owen, Switzerland, and Trimble, provide covered dishes.

With great anticipation, the Owen County farming community has always looked forward to summer with its cornucopia of fresh vegetables nurtured in Kentucky soil; although, much of the soil in this area is better suited for a potter’s wheel.

Seven descendants from the Smoot family and one from the Walkers were among the crowd that gathered at the I.O.O.F. Hall Thursday to hear the story of the Walker-Smoot feud. The scheduled speakers, Beth Raisor Jones and Susan Raisor Benton, had to cancel their presentation because of the recent death of their father. But Robert Walker and Lisa Smoot graciously agreed to tell the story according to what had passed down through their respective families.

Music from brass pipes echoed throughout the prop room as the air-powered calliope performed a finale for the Cincinnati Museum Center. It then slowly made its way past security to the loading dock.