CHOCORUA — Before Betty Schneider — known locally as the "Scandinavian baker" — arrived in the valley from New Orleans, she had worked at a bed-and-breakfast inn in that city, the 1896 O’Malley House.
“It was a beautiful Victorian, I had a ball there.” Betty recalled.
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