http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/ Kellerton, IA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/403079059c685b8f5506b4d63301fba3.html The NOW Not on our Watch group in Atlantic is taking steps to further their mission throughout the community With a threefold focus the group seeks to reach out to parents and children in the community to create a network of families who have pledged to provide a safe environment for children throughout the community http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/2ce1e9bf3025dabe96f52202fb008f88.html The 2008 Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock includes 27 cyclocross events for riders of all abilities with all proceeds going to the University of Iowa Children146;s Hospital http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/f77653a8b4a159c853db4882c0883de6.html Dubuque succeeds in privatizing some city services but outsourcing also has its limitations BY ANDY PIPER TH STAFF WRITER http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/5cda9be1a4f752dfdd731eef74bd0582.html CEDAR RAPIDS and8212; In the three years Motley Cruel aka Andrea Clay of Cedar Rapids has been a roller girl she has broken a tailbone fractured a cheekbone had a skater's fracture in which hand bones break against the metal of the wrist guard and suffered multiple concussionsThese are perfectly normal injuries in the sport of roller derby new here this yearThe Cedar Rapids Rollergirls held preseason exhibition games in October and November and have another Jan 10 at the US Cellular Center Regularseason games will start in the springTryouts were held this fall with another round scheduled in February Motley Cruel said if women are steady on skates she can teach them everything they need to be rollergirlsThey'll learn how to fall properly to avoid injury to themselves and other skaters how to jump over fallen skaters and how to hit safely in a packMotley emphasizes skill endurance and winning strategyThe women are 100 percent real and the bruises are 100 percent real she saidThere is some showboating during the games but roller derby teams want to be taken seriously as a sport not just as entertainmentMotley 36 with three teenage daughters said roller derby appeals to a diverse group of women The team has tough girls soccer moms realtors bankers and nail technicians ranging from 20 to mid40sEverybody has their place she said All body types are good for thisBlockers are usually average to large skaters who can hit opponents harder and jammers are usually smaller faster skaters Jammers skate through the pack to score pointsFans are diverse too During exhibitions young girls in Rollergirls gear sat with parents in the stands while more daring fans some in their 70s sat in trackside suicide seating where skaters are prone to fly into the crowdThe team has grown enough to split into two teams pink and black Other than Motley Cruel the founder and one of the coaches who played for the Heartland Rollergirls in Bloomington Ind everyone is new to the sport The black team scored more than 200 points last Saturday against the Big Mouth Mickies of Clinton in front of a crowd of about 900 Their first game against the Quad City Rollers drew 1800Skaters pay for their equipment and receive no pay God Speed Automotive is one of the sponsors and provided the team with black uniforms emblazoned with skate names and a hotpink skull with a bow on top It's a little bit girlie but a little more deadly Motley said of the designPlayers choose their skate names which Motley said becomes an alter ego Every name has to be unique on a national roster of more than 20000 skate namesAs soon as we're on the track and the whistle blows they turn into their skate name and they're out there kicking ass Motley saidn Contact the writer: 319 3293851 or lizmartingazcommcom http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/2fc19c213233587e75d6e56d729bfbe7.html MASON CITY Christopher McCoys 55year prison sentence may be reduced after a Wednesday ruling by the Iowa Court of Appeals http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/4b630415fe7970c9319ac8ed7b36de3b.html Local group built on the art of negotiation honors its own By EILEEN MOZINSKI TH staff writer http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/ef4fc15999967d4febf333a71d459b8c.html DES MOINES Behind a stingy defense Cedar Falls surged into the Class 4A state championship game http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/kellerton/content/f8633ed51798d3d0ff222da21c9897c6.html The Iowa Court of Appeals has merged the convictions of a Mason City man who was found guilty of causing the death of his girlfriend39;s 2yearold son Christopher McCoy was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment causing death and sentenced to 55 years in prison for the death of Riley Prazak