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believe it.” Tickets were just $5. Open seating.

That November evening, ONEONTA 600-700 chairs were set up in SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt aestro Charles Union Ballroom.

Schneider ar“We sold 242; I was just rived in 1973 so depressed,” said Schto lead the then-Oneonta neider, still seeming just Symphony Orthe slightest chestra with a bit deflated all Rolodex full of these years later.

Broadway No reason. friends and As he comcontacts, inpletes his 40th cluding Dustin season with the Hoffman.

Catskill SymWouldn’t it phony Orchestra be great, he reaSunday, April soned, if Dustin 28 – a Vivaldi, would come Dvorak, Bach to Oneonta to combination narrate Benjathat will probmin Britten’s ably be another “Young Perin a string of son’s Guide to near-sellouts the Orchestra”?

– he can list “I’ll be in many successes New York,” to counter-balsaid Hoffman Maestro Schneider ance that first when Schneider in his early years experience. with the CSO. called him on No surprise.

The Coast. I’m Schneider came doing research on Lenny” to Otsego County with a – “Lenny,” the 1974 depic- firm foundation for what tion of Lenny Bruce. He’d was to follow: A presdo it. tigious degree. A dozen Huge excitement folyears conducting Broadlowed. “We had so much way hits like “West Side publicity, you wouldn’t Please See 40TH, B2

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CIDER RUN: Fly Creek Cider Run 5K Fun Run/3K Walk fundraiser for the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties. Adults $30, 12 and under $15. Registration begins at 8 a.m., race at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 27.

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Maestro Charles Schneider, whose 40th season conducting the Catskill Symphony Orchestra ends with this weekend’s performance of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” conducts the March Cabaret Concert, one of his innovation on arriving in Otsego County.

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WORLD DANCE: West African Dance Showcase with Artist-in-Residence Godwin Abotsi, SUNY Oneonta World Percussion Ensemble, & Riverside Elementary School 3rd Graders. Suggested donation $3. 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, Hunt Union Ballroom.

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ith a shiny new smoker, a brand new kitchen, Redneck Bar-B-Que owner Josh Cassell is ready to fire up the grills in a brand-new building.

Formerly next to the Cooperstown Fun Park, Redneck Bar-B-Que has just moved Josh Cassell’s restaurant up Route 28 into a roomy new new opens in May.

wooden structure in a style that evokes the Wild West.

“We were always over capacity,” said Cassell the other day while conducting a tour through the brand-new premises. “We had to set up a tent in the summer.”

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He Conquered Broadway, Sought Classical Orchestra 40TH/From B1 Story,” dealing with stars like Van Johnson and Juliet Prowse, and training under Franco Ferrara and other leading conductors of the day.

Raised in Albert Lea, Minn., he makes the music career that followed seem both offhand and inevitable.

After focusing on “basketball and piano” at Cornell College in Iowa, his future hinged on a senior recital.

When a Haydn suite and two Prokefiev sarcasms won him a spot at Julliard, he realized he was broke. He rented a Steinway grand

Then and now, admirers say, Chuck Schneider has maintained his vitality.

from Mason City, Iowa – Rubinstein had performed on it the night before – put on a recital at his hometown church, passed the hat, and headed off to New York with $100 in his pocket.

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liard in 1961, and the next summer found himself in Ohio working for producer John Kenley, who would stage Broadway hits in Warren and Columbus, Van Johnson in “Music Man,” Howard Keel in “Showboat” and the like. One of the conductors, it turned out, was a tippler. On Night Two, the producer “handed me a white coat and said, ‘You’re conducting.’” Schneider was launched.

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Returning from training in Europe, he was offered a conducting position with the Kansas City Symphony; soon after he arrived, the orchestra went bankrupt.

Then, the following spring at the Aspen Music Festival – a mecca for young conductors – he encountered the Catskill Brass Trio – Carleton Clay, his wife Julia and Don Robertson. He didn’t know it, but Hartwick College’s then-president, Adolph Anderson, “a serious musician and music lover,” had tasked the Clays to recruit a conductor to Oneonta. “It took us about five minutes to see that Chuck was just head and shoulders above anyone else,” said Clay.

Negotiations faltered when Schneider was recruited for a travelling production of “The King and I” with John Raitt and Chita Rivera. When Schneider returned, though, he called and told Clay, “I’ve finished my work. I’ve vowed never to take another Broadway show. I want an orchestra.”

The symphony board was skeptical. “Why would someone with this kind of talent want to come here?” they asked. The back and forth went on for a couple of hours. Adolph Anderson “finally banged his fist on the table, ‘People, he’s hired!’”

And so it happened, Clay said.

Arriving in Oneonta, Schneider bunked with the Clays until he got settled.

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Redneck Bar-B-Que Reopens In New Quarters REDNECK/From B1 in mid-May. For Cassell, it’s a dream come true.

“I’ve been waiting for this place for eight years,” he said. “But now I have to live up to it.”

A Cooperstown native, the restaurateur got his culinary start washing dishes at the Short Stop Café in downtown Cooperstown.

After graduating from CCS in 1998, he went to North Carolina, intending to go to culinary school, but got

sidetracked working at a high-end country club.

“They didn’t do barbeque,” he said. “It was a fancy place.”

His sister Sasha ran The Bean in Cooperstown Commons and, after she sold it, he decided to buy his own restaurant, teaching himself BBQ from what he picked up living and eating in the South. “You go from east North Carolina to west and they’ll all have different ideas of what barbeque is,”

he said. “We’re trying to blend all of those.”

His only consistent?

There has to be smoke.

“Otherwise, it just isn’t barbeque.”

Cassell built his first smoker, and when that one couldn’t handle the orders, he built a larger one he affectionately calls “The Meat Machine.” Pit boss Fred Hoag feeds The Meat Machine only applewood, creating the distinct smoky flavor the Redneck is known

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for. “We’re bringing the southern smoking aspect up here,” he said.

But this might be The Meat Machine’s last summer, as a new, custom-made and fully automated smoker is on the way. “We’ll use her if we get really busy,” said Cassell, slapping the rusty sides.

At first, people were skeptical. “We’d get telemarketers call up and say ‘You’re from New York, what do you know

about BBQ’?” said Cassell. “Around here, people think barbeque, they think that Cornell chicken every firehouse serves. Brooks is already taking care of that around here.”

Last summer he cooked 3,000 pounds of ribs and 5,000 pounds of pulled pork in the packed former site.

The new location features a dining room that’s at least double the size, its walls adorned with antlers and hand-carved sculptures. It’s two stories, with a full bar sectioned off and featuring 16 draft lines, many of them

local brews. “We’re trying to get Butternuts to brew a house beer,” he said.

And when that gets full, a garage door can be opened out to the patio. Cassell and his team also spent time scouting Chicago blues clubs for musicians to come play.

And with a planned opening in early May, Cassell hopes to bring back old friends and new diners. “I hope that now that we’ve been here for awhile, we become a mainstay,” he said.

“I want to be an attraction as well as a place to eat.”

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Susan F.C. Weil, 90; Watercolorist, President Of Art Association, Smithy COOPERSTOWN – Susan Fenimore Cooper Weil, a life-long water-colorist, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, after a short illness at the age of 90 surrounded by her family in her home in Cooperstown. She was also a resident of Mount Kisco.

She was a direct descendant of Judge William Cooper, founder of this village, and his son, novelist James Fenimore Cooper.

A graduate of the Chapin School in New York and of Smith College, she worked for a decade at the American Museum of Natural History in its Photography and Preparations Departments, where exhibitions were designed, many of which persist to this day. At the Museum, she worked under Margaret Mead for a time.

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volunteered in the war effort, both in New York City and Cooperstown.

An early American woman ski racer, during winters while in her 20s she commuted every weekend from New York City to Stowe, Vt. She raced in

giant slalom and downhill events, placing well in both the Easterns and Nationals, and ultimately declining an invitation to race in Europe on a three-woman U.S. team. She suffered a devastating leg break in the early 1950s, and stopped skiing competitively.

In 1953, after a long courtship, she married Peter Weil. They raised three children while making several moves around the Northeast due to his work at IBM. Peter died in 1980, and Susan continued living between Cooperstown and Mount Kisco for the rest of her life.

Susie had a lifelong love of nature and the outdoors, and supported numerous conservation groups in Otsego County and beyond.

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wounded or orphaned animals and birds, and adopted feral cats. She walked daily with her dog until a few months prior to her death.

In her 80s, to her surprise, Susie was named by local philanthropist Hannah Lee Stokes as the Cooperstown representative to her posthumous charitable trust. She took great care in helping to disseminate Hannah Lee’s extraordinary gift to the Cooperstown community, with grants made to Bassett Hospital, Hyde Hall, The Otsego Land Trust and The Smithy, with the hope of enhancing life for area residents.

Through all these years and right up till the last days of her life, Susie continued to paint watercolors, usually landscapes which centered on barns or farm houses.

The paintings were often deceptively representational, but possessed an underlying complexity and feeling of mystery that many people admired.

She was an active member of The Katonah Gallery in the ’70s and ’80s. She showed her work in several galleries and in several oneperson shows in Westchester County, Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Otsego County. Her line drawings were frequently published in the New Yorker magazine. In Cooperstown, she was board president of the Cooperstown Art Association for many years, and of The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery for over two decades.

Up till the time of her death, Susie was a lover of reading, practical jokes and hot fudge sauce.

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say he is a people person is an understatement,” Clay said – and the sentiment is returned. “Chuck has been such a beloved conductor,” said Erna Morgan McReynolds. “The musicians adore him. And so do the audiences.”

As board member, she’s appreciated his ability not just to conduct, but to develop programs and juggle budgets. “He’s a dream,” she said.

Her husband, Tom Morgan, stalwart CSO supporter and past chairman of the Governing Board, agreed.

“He has been perfect for this little orchestra, in that he is absolutely, totally practical,” said Morgan. “When you have a little orchestra in a little town in the middle of the Catskills, there is no room for a prima donna. He is totally practical.”

During periods of financial challenge, he continued, “I always feared, if we had to get another conductor, it would be very hard to find one who would have that practicality. His musical knowledge is tremendous.

His integrity is tremendous.

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Schneider’s ability to attract top young talent has been a particular strength, said Erna Morgan McReynolds, who served on the board for many years. She pointed to Anthony Molinaro, winner of the 1997 Naumburg International Piano Competition, who played the Rach 3 and has been invited back repeatedly.

Schneider also initiated the annual chorale concert.

And Laurie Zimniewicz, another longtime board member, said Schneider guaranteed the success of the annual Cabaret Concert, which had to be moved from the Hunt Union to the Dewar Arena because of turnout, which topped out at 760.

At the annual Cabaret, three local VIPs are invited in as guest conductors, competing to conduct the CSO in “Stars And Stripes Forever.” “Chuck just loved this,” said Zimniewicz, and he’d have some fun with the contestants. As attorney Theo Basdekis was conducting, for instance, Schneider had the orchestra segue into “Zorba the Greek.”

He remains enthusiastic these four decades later – “to

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one, scouring old programs and seeking out musicians individually. (Janet Nepkie among them; the SUNY Oneonta music professor has been principal cellist all these years).

Building a string section allowed the creation of the Glimmerglass Opera – assembling a full orchestra from scratch was simply unaffordable in those early years, Clay said. Schneider was the opera’s first music director.

In the years that followed, he expanded his reach, conducting the Utica and Schenectady symphonies as well as Otsego County’s – Karyl Clemens, CSO vice chairman believes that may have been one of the origi-

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40TH/From B2 The first night, he declared “Oneonta” would become “Catskills.” The second night, he came up with the Dustin Hoffman idea.

Although the turnout for Hoffman wasn’t what anyone hoped, the evening was a musical breakthrough.

“After the first piece in his first concert,” Clay recalled, “the audience just sat there, stunned. After about 20 seconds, the people realized, hey, you’re supposed to applaud,” and applause resounded through the ballroom.

Early, Schneider realized he needed to build a string section, and he began to recruit musicians one by

At her death, there were several unfinished paintings, recently begun by her. They have the same strength and simplicity as most of her other paintings.

Aside from her art, she is survived by her three children, Susan Delancey Weil, Sara Weil and Henry F.C. Weil. She also took great joy in her five grandchildren, Dean, Peter and Glenn Weil, and Samantha and Benjamin Pious.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Christ Church in Cooperstown. In lieu of flowers, donations would be welcomed at the Smithy Center for the Arts or the Susquehanna SPCA. Arrangements are under the guidance of Tillapaugh Funeral Service.

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Dr. Mary B. Howes, 71; SUNY Oneonta Psychology Professor Published Extensively ONEONTA – Dr. Mary B. Howes, 71, professor emerita of psychology at SUNY Oneonta, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Houston, Texas, following a three-year battle with cancer.

Mary was born in Ossining in 1942, to John Dickson Carr, the mystery writer, and Clarice Cleaves Carr, and had two older sisters:

the late Julia McNiven and Bonita (Bonnie) Cron, who lives in New Zealand.

Mary moved to Dr. Mary England B. Howes from the U.S. in 1944, traveling with her mother and her sister, Julia,

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on a troop ship carrying Canadian forces for the D-Day landing.

She returned to the United States in 1958 to attend high school in Westchester, but for the remainder of her life Mary retained many English characteristics, her delightful accent, and a strong desire to return to visit England.

In 1960-64, Mary studied modern languages at Trinity College in Ireland, where she met and married Laurie Howes. She later wrote about those years as part of a collaborative book written with her peers from the sixties: “Trinity Tales.”

Returning to the United States following a divorce, Mary pursued graduate studies in psychology at New York University, spe-

cializing in cognition, and was awarded her doctorate in 1979. Once she had attained her Ph.D., she accepted employment at SUNY Oneonta’s Educational Psychology Department, later transferring to the Psychology Department, where she remained until her retirement in 2005.

In April 2012, she moved to Houston, to be with her son, Nick, and his partner, Zoe. While in Houston, she received treatment at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, which greatly extended and improved the quality of her life. Mary spent a wonderful year with family and secured the publication of her latest book.

She was a caring and beloved teacher to her students as well as a prolific

researcher and writer. She has published two books in her research area of memory and cognition, and was working to finish a third.

In addition to her scholarly works, Mary also wrote and published a novel, “With the Tide.” Her creative work on early memory, as well as her interest in and focus on psychological theory, were important contributions to her field.

Above all, though, her interest and her attention were on her students. She had a remarkable ability to convey complex ideas to her class, and always with concern, care and a smile. In short, she was an outstanding teacher and a well-respected scholar.

In addition to Bonnie, Nick and Zoe, she leaves

behind her Aunt Ada; her cousins, Jennifer and Susan; and her nieces and nephews, Lynn, Shelly, Wooda, Russell and Steven.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, June 8 at the SUNY Oneonta College Camp on Hoffman Road.

In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to either of the following charities in Memory of Mary: The Heart of the Catskills Humane Society, 46610 State Highway 10, P.O. Box 88, Delhi, NY 13753, http://www. heartofthecatskills.org/current/donate_online.htm or MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486.

Bertha Mae Clancy, 91, Cooperstown; Native Of Oneonta COOPERSTOWN – Bertha Mae Clancy, 91, died Friday morning April 19, 2013, at Otsego Manor.

Born Dec. 5, 1921, in Oneonta, she was the daughter of Lee and Dorothy (Decker) Sickler. She graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1940, and obtained employment as a secretary in the office at the former Elmore Milling Co. On Sept. 3, 1946, she married Joseph Clancy and moved to Cooperstown, where he ran The Doubleday Restaurant and then Clancy’s Deli, and she became active in local charities.

Her husband died in 1988.

Survivors include Brian Clancy, the village public works superintendent.

Arrangements are entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

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Bertha Mae Clancy, 91; Active In VFW Auxiliary, Cooperstown Charities COOPERSTOWN – Bertha Mae Clancy, 91, one of Cooperstown’s best known volunteers and elder citizens died Friday morning April 19, 2013, at Otsego Manor.

Born Dec. 5, 1921, in Oneonta, she was the daughter of Lee and Dorothy (Decker) Sickler. She graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1940, and obtained employment

as a secretary in the office at the former Elmore Milling Co. On Sept. 3, 1946, she married Joseph Clancy of Cooperstown and moved to his residence here.

While her husband ran their family businesses, The Doubleday Restaurant and then Clancy’s Deli, Bertha Mae began her “career” as a member and volunteer for numerous local charitable

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organizations. Among them, she was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown; a member, past president, secretary and treasurer of the VFW Auxiliary Post 7128; a member, past secretary, treasurer and director of the Cooperstown Criterion Club; a long-time volunteer for the Red Cross and their blood drives; a past member of the Cooperstown Fire Department Auxiliary; and a loyal volunteer at Bassett Hospital for over forty years.

Bertha Mae was predeceased by her husband Joseph in 1988 and by her sister Jean Hurlburt of Otego. She is survived by her two sons, Terry Clancy and his wife Janie

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of Weatherford, TX and Brian Clancy and his wife Kathy of Cooperstown and by two grandsons Stephen and Richard also of Cooperstown. Additionally,

she is survived by her nephews James, Joseph and John Hurlburt, and her niece Jan McGrath as well as by her nephews, Martin, Dennis and Michael Clancy and her nieces Caroline Calhoun, Patricia Clancy and Kathy McDermott.

The family will receive friends Friday, April 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, 28 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Deer, pastor officiating. Burial

following the service will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Index.

Because Bertha Mae enjoyed and looked forward every summer to the Tuesday evening “Concerts in the Park” performances at the Lakefront Park, the family suggests that donations in Bertha Mae’s memory be made to the Village of Cooperstown’s “Concerts in the Park” program, c/o Cooperstown Village Hall, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Arrangements are entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

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COOPERSTOWN – Burial and committal services for Jack Gerard, who died January 6, 2013 will be held Friday, April 26, at 11 am at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Index.

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