Twin Cities
Chapter

Welcome to the Twin Cities Chapter of Ten-Ten International. The Twin Cities is made up of Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota. In 1840, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant led a wild group to an area between the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers to settle and named it Pig's Eye. The following year Father Lucien Galtier erected a log chapel to the patron saint, St Paul. The townspeople decided to rename the town.

Soldiers from Fort Snelling had built a sawmill and flour mill at nearby St Anthony Falls on the east bank of the Mississippi, forming the nucleus of a village called St Anthony. Soon a suspension bridge linked this village to a little community on the west bank, and the two merged to form the second sister city. It was called Minneapolis, a name combining "minne," an Indian word for water, with "polis," Greek for city. Minneapolis and St Paul are known as fraternal, rather than identical twins.

To qualify for the Twin Cities basic certificate, you must make contact with one Charter Local (CL) or two Special Qualifiers (SQ) or five others and 50 points.

Submit contacts and 2 First Class Stamps (number only for an SASE), $2.00 for DX, and copy of your current Ten-Ten dues to:

Brad Kimble, WA4KUP
3855 66th St E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
For all future upgrades send SASE.

CL and SQ = 20, HC and HM = 15, FS, FC, FP = 10, All Others = 5

POINTS

Points will be awarded at the rate of +1 per 100 points collected when your point value = 0-20,000, +1 per 200 points collected when your point value = 20,001 - 35,000, and +1 per 300 points collected when your point value = 35,001 - 50,000. The following seals will be awarded for the corresponding point values: 
HK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 pts  20K. . . . . . . . . . . 20000 pts
1K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 pts  30K. . . . . . . . . . . 30000 pts
5K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000 pts  40K. . . . . . . . . . . 40000 pts
10K. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10000 pts  50K. . . . . . . . . . . 50000 pts

Note: The HK through 30K seals are worth +5 each. 40K seals are worth +10 each and the 50K seals are worth +15 for each collected. Each seal is collectible one time. You will receive +5 points one time each year for your paid up dues. Lifetime members will receive +25 points. Each time your number is used as an IQ, receive +5 points. Collect Convention numbers for +5 each starting 15 June 95.

CONTACTS

(These seals are not collectible at this time. CM will announce when they become collectible.)

(These seals are not collectible, but will be used in future specials/programs)

TOURIST

Upon receiving the Pig's Eye seal (100 contacts), a worksheet will be issued for the "Tourist". This will be worth 100 points and a collectible seal. Instructions will come with the worksheet.

MINNESOTAN

When you complete the Tourist and have been awarded the Minneapolis seal (200 contacts), a new worksheet will be issued for the "Minnesotan". This will be worth 200 points and a collectible seal will be awarded. Instructions will come with the worksheet.

KEY TO THE CITY

Whenever an out-of-state Twin Cities member comes and visits with the Chapter Head and Certificate Manager, they will receive a "Key to the City" (in the form of a numbered certificate). The recipient will also receive an immediate +25 points. This will be a collectible number to all other members at the rate of +10 points each, one time.

UPGRADING

All Twin Cities members who have the capability, may upgrade via packet to: wa4kup@wa4kup.ampr.org (TCP/IP), or wa4kup@kz7i.#msp.mn.usa.noam (AX25 Packet). You may also send upgrades to wa4kup@aol.com. Of course USPS is still acceptable, too. Required information for all upgrades is: total/new points, contacts and seals. All specials and worksheets (ie. Tourist, Minnesotan) are to be sent via USPS.

Nets will run in conjunction with Sky Blue Waters/Tin Lizzie Chapters: on Sunday 28.325, 1600Z (Summer) 1700Z (Winter); Tuesday 28.325, 0030Z (Summer and Winter - Mondays 6:30 Central Time). We hope you enjoy the chapter.

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