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		Charlie Hopper Web Sites: Pasty Central and PastyNET Email: chopper@pasty.net

Charlie Hopper is former vice president of National Software Systems and a resident of Keweenaw County, where he moved in 1988 with his wife Edie and their children, Jonathan and Becky. Retirement from the software industry allowed the Hoppers to serve a number of non-profit organizations in the area, including Still Waters Community Elders Home in Calumet.

Called as full time administrator in 1994, Charlie turned to the Internet as a source of support for the financially strapped home. First came Pasty Central (1996), an e-commerce project built around Still Waters' pasty-making tradition, followed by PastyNET (1999) a full service Internet provider with secure web hosting and high speed dial-in and wireless service for business and residential members throughout the Keweenaw.

Charlie's hobby is serving as editor of the daily Keweenaw Pasty Cam which he and Jonathan started in 1998 to provide "a glimpse of life in the U.P." Now surpassing 3,000 pictures from a host of professional and amateur photographers, this daily interactive feature explores the beauty and history of the region, with major emphasis on the Keweenaw Peninsula.

Editor's note: Keweenaw Now expresses deep appreciation to Still Waters Community Elders Home in Calumet for hosting our Web site through their PastyNET Web Hosting Service Grant Program.

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A Tale of Two Couples
Posted 12/08/01
CALUMET -- Guest columnist Charlie Hopper recounts a story of two couples, a life choice and a family birthday celebration in December. more

A Graceful Exit
Posted 10/26/2001
CALUMET -- Guest columnist Charlie Hopper, administrator for the Still Waters Community Elders Home in Calumet, writes about the graceful exit of one of the beautiful people in the Keweenaw, Ruth Agnes Pippenger. more