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Chair City's newsletter, Chair City Chatter, won 2nd place in the 2007 national newsletter contest.
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Teardrops and Tiny Trailers, a new book of great photos by Doug Keister is available. If you are interested in an autographed copy, go to - http://www.douglaskeister.com/id19.html Lil & LaMar retired some time ago. Please, somebody, send something we can put in this space! LIL & LaMAR MILLER RETIRE FROM CAMPING
At 82, the rig related tasks simply became too much—as they will for all of us sooner or later. The Millers joined the National Campers & Hikers Association in 1965. They are the last of Chair City’s charter members. Without them, Chair City Campers (chartered the next year) might never have come into being. The Miller family (Mom, Dad, two sons, and a daughter) started its camping career in the ’50s under canvas. They have some stories to tell! Lil and LaMar served the club twice as president, helped it grow from its low point of 6 families to its current 22. As District Director, LaMar helped establish three chapters and tirelessly pursued prospective members until they either joined or stopped answering his phone calls. LaMar is a skilled wood carver specializing in birds. Several club members own and cherish one of his carvings. He has also used this skill to support the scholarship fund and other NC FCRV projects by donating carvings for auctions and door prizes. While LaMar scattered wood chips, Lil sat quietly in her favorite chair turning out quilts for Babies with Aids. The quilts are donated to local children’s hospitals. Many a sick baby has benefited from one of Lil’s quilts. She says she has made hundreds of them, probably a conservative estimate. The club meetings will be without Lil’s poignant observations on many important issues. LaMar was the number one back-up reporter to cover events the editor missed, and he kept a constant stream of interesting snippets and “words of wisdom” that have appeared as column fillers. Chair City Chatter covered the Millers in detail in the Aug 2001 issue on the occasion of their being recognized for their service at the National Campvention in Gillette WY in July, 2001. We will miss them on the campgrounds, but they will never fade from our memories and hearts. We’ll just have to go rap on the door of their stationary house!
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It
became official on May 15, 2007. Lil and LaMar retired from
camping—they sold their rig on that day.