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METRO SOUTH EDITION S2 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1998 three years of practices and gamef ..1 1 1 w. roioltraJ 1 I CHEERS Continued from Page 1 Ex-WWII vet seeks data on fellow vets for memorial auciiuanuc. jiiv- raui Harris gift certificates and free Marathon gasoline coupons instead of a salary. But her contacts led her to a nine-year modeling career. On occasion, she still narrates "auto shows across the country for Chevrolet.

She's had a job with drug manufacturer Whitehall Robins as a senior medical sales representative since 1989. Her Pacerette days also contributed directly to the opportunity teach aerobics classes. She spent the last 15 years instructing at Valle Vista Country Club before giv gruff voice. "I'd never seen him before in my life. It was overwhelming." But such rudeness was merely a blip on the screen, as most fans especially the season ticket holders seated in folding chairs on the floor were on a first-name basis with the squad.

"Today, the Pacemates do their job, and they're really removed, for the most part, I think, from the crowd," Kaler noted. "You don't see them interacting." Kaler's husband was one of those fans. "At that time, he joked and said the only reason he dated me was because he was guaranteed a good seat free at every home game," she said. The couple will be married 24 years this August. They live in White River Township in Johnson County.

The standard uniforms that first season were either a gold rib knit blouse, navy blue hot pants, navy opaque hose and navy lace-up boots or a long-sleeve, crinkled navy blouse, blue leather pants and navy wet-look boots. In both cases, those boots sported chunky heels. She hung up the costumes after lV ing it up to spend more time with her sons, ages 15 and 13. "Ten years down the road, I won't be able to have my family replay Matt's football game or Andy's golf matches," she said. And thinking as a mother is Kaler's first priority these days, That's why she has opted for the pre-game introduction rather than the dance routine at the game.

"My oldest one said he would boo me and yell to get the old lady off the floor," she noted. The younger son was a bit kinder, but after watching a Pacer game earlier in the year, he back pedaled from that stance. "When the game was over, he said, 'Mom, maybe you're really not that flexible after Kaler said. Volunteer Opportunities Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana as the coordinating council for Johnson County. For more information, call (317) 736-3760.

Do you have some extra time that you would like to use to help others? The following organizations in Johnson and Shelby counties are By Fred D. Cavinder CORRESPONDENT GREENWOOD, Ind. It's been more than 50 years since Violet M. Deer left the Army, but she recently undertook a new job for the military in Indiana. The 82-year-old resident of Greenwood Village South is canvassing for names and data on Hoo-sier veterans of World War II, of which she is one.

The assignment is strictly voluntary. The goal is to create a database for the Indiana War Memorial Commission's new Indiana World War II Memorial, to be dedicated this May during the Downtown Indianapolis 500 Festival. Plans are to set up a computer terminal through which visitors can get information about the more than 330,000 Hoosiers who served in the war. Deer, who is collecting information in John- GREENWOOP son County, has turned in data on more than 100 veterans, many of them residents or relatives of residents at Greenwood Village. She also has left data sheets in numerous Johnson County and southern Marion County retirement homes in hopes they will reach veterans who will send them to the Memorial Commission.

Deer has driven in her white Caprice to area newspapers, courthouses in Columbus, Franklin and Martinsville, to VFW posts, to North Vernon, Edinburgh, Mooresville and sundry other places looking for clues about veterans and leaving information sheets. "I'm just out there pitching," she said. "I have to knock off a day or two once in a while to catch up with myself." Many Hoosier veterans still don't know about the information roundup. And data on the 12,000 Hoosiers killed or missing in action or now deceased must come from relatives, Deer points out. Deer learned about the project from Marianne Hughes of Greensboro, an ex-Marine.

Hughes devised a data form. "I thought it was easier for people to fill in the blanks," said Hughes. Hughes sent a blank to Deer, urging her to join In the data gathering. The pair met last October on a trip by Hoosiers to Washington, D.C., for unveiling of the national Women's Army Corps memorial. "I was a WAC," said Deer.

"One of the first ones who went In." She enlisted via Fort Benjamin Harrison Aug. 21, 1942, days after the government approved a looking for volunteers. johnson county English teaching aides -I Dollars for Scholars 'jt C- 1 1 Dollars for Scholars helps raise funds for scholarships for local students. The Franklin chapter distributes its funds through Johnson County Community Foundation. For more information, call (317) 738-2213.

Phoro Fred D. Cavinder SEARCHER: Violet Deer's list of Indiana WWII veterans will be used to compile information that visitors can look up on a computer when the new memorial is completed. She's already turned in data on more than 100 Johnson County veterans. A War Memorial Commission spokesman said information collection is going well. The emphasis now is on getting data on Hoosier veterans killed or missing in action, said Linda Westgerdes.

All other veterans including anybody whose wartime paperwork was started in Indiana will be added as soon as possible, she said. "I personally have opened a minimum of 10,000 envelopes," Westgerdes said. "We don't have any official forms," said Westgerdes. But Violet Deer has a form, obtained from Hughes, and it spurred the spunky WAC veteran to spearhead this postwar campaign. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).

At 27', the Indianapolis-born woman left a job at RCA for the Army, took training at Des Moines, Iowa, and reached Camp Shelby, via Florida. There she became a sergeant involved with distribution of the mail. Her May 1, 1943, wedding to a local man was the first of a WAAC and soldier at the camp. Her husband then left for the Pacific. Deer remained at Camp Shelby until the war ended.

She and her husband returned to Indianapolis, but they were divorced in 1948. She retook her maiden name and continued at RCA until leaving in 1967. She moved into Greenwood Village in 1989. Teacher aides are needed to teach English as a second language at Central Nine Career Center on U.S. 31.

For more information, call (317) 882-2088, Ext. 237. SHELBY COUNTY Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver hot meals, provided by Major Hospital in Shelbyville, to those who need them. For more Information, call (317) 398-4470. BOTH COUNTIES American Red Cross The American Red Cross offers assistance during local disasters and service to the military.

Classes also are offered each month in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, standard first aid, water safety, becoming a lifeguard, HIV AIDS and baby-sitting. For more information about' classes, services or becoming a 1 volunteer or instructor in Johnson County, call (317) 535-5959. In Shelby County, call (317) 392-2826. If your organization needs volunteers, please send your information to The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis. News, Metro South Bureau, 3115 Meridian Parke Drive, Suite Greenwood, Ind.

46142. Fax us at (317) 8654923. Sports Buddies needed Sports Buddies is a Big Brother program that focuses on building a friendship with a boy by centering activities around a shared interest in sports. Youths and their buddies will be invited to special sporting events and activities. Male buddies must be 21 or older; boys must be 7-15.

For more information, call (317) 865-4930. CASA volunteers Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, volunteers are needed to work with abused and neglected children. For more information, call (317) 736-3998. Anti-substance abuse Johnson County Citizens Against Substance Abuse is responsible for developing a countywide plan for addressing substance abuse issues. JCCASA is recognized by the Governor's CAREERS Continued from Page 1 teacher does during the day, and I found out kids act up a lot." A new initiative to be offered this fall takes career development a step further.

In an introduction to the world of work class, students will set up and run their own role-playing communities complete with job losses, promotions and economic fluctuations. One such strength is the career-related experiences class for seniors, now in its second year. Students enroll in the class and spend two hours a day, four days a week, job shadowing. "Students come back and talk about all the great things they do, and it's kind of unintentional recruitment because a lot more students are interested," Conner said. Senior Anne Whittington wanted to see if elementary education is in her future, so she enrolled in the class and began shadowing a kindergarten teacher at Whiteland Elementary.

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