Announcing a NAST Satellite, part of a series ofevents which will determine the qualifiers for the NAST Final Event to be heldin the summer of 2008.

April 4-5, 2008 , 4 games Fri evening, 2 games Satevening, with Twin Cities Spring Tournament

Registration deadline is 4/2/08

$50 entry fee

Play begins at 6:30 PM Friday, 7:00 PM Saturday

Holiday Inn I-35W

1201 W 94^th St (35W), Bloomington, MN  55431

www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/l/en/hotel/MSPSO

Call 952-884-8211, ask for Twin Cities Scrabble rateof $69/nt, 1-4 people per room

Director: Sue Hoehn651-699-0793 home, 651-238-0495 cell, sue@hellohawaii.com

NAST Satellites are open,rated events sanctioned by the National Scrabble^® Association. All Satellites are 6 game tournamentswith a pairings format that gives all players a reasonable chance to move on tothe Final Event. 40 percent ofSatellite entry fees are set aside for the Final Event.  Approximately one out of eightSatellite players will qualify for the Final.

For more about the NAST, go to www.bachster.com/scrabble/NAST

or contact Steve Pellinen, steve@pellpro.com,952-925-2440

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Send this form, orequivalent, with check payable to Twin Cities Scrabble Club, to Sue Hoehn, 2184Scheffer Ave, St Paul MN 55116. . No entries at the door!

Name___________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Phone_______________________________

Email________________________________________________

To eliminate byes, I am willing to be the designated standbyplayer (check below). Thedesignated standby player will show up to play, and will receive an entry feerefund if not playing; otherwise, will play.

______ Yes, I will be the designated standby player, ifneeded.