The Independent Oh Baby! Calendar Contest: OFFICIAL RULES

1. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Oh Baby! Calendar Contest is open to residents of the United States of America, 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of The Repository, The Independent, The Times-Reporter, The Suburbanite, About Magazine, and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.

3. Contest Period. The contest will begin at 9:00am on Friday, October 10, 2008, and will end at midnight on Sunday, November 16, 2008.

4. How To Enter. Beginning at 9:00am Friday, October 10, 2008 and ending at midnight Saturday, November 1, 2008 (“Entry Period”), enter by submitting a photo of your child with all required information. Photos must be submitted by an adult 18 years or older. Children must be born on or after 1/1/05. The Independent reserves the right to verify proof of age. Only one photo per entry per child. Multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.) can be entered as one “baby photo” entry if all the children are in one photo. Photos must be in color, minimum of 3” x 5” and no larger than 5”x7” along with completed entry form as originals or on CD or via email in jpg format. Digital photos must be 300 dpi. Parent or legal guardian’s names and phone numbers must be included with all entries as well as written on the back of each photo. All photos must be hi-quality files (240 res). Poor quality photos and/or photos not submitted in requested format will not be accepted. Include your child’s name and the parent/guardian’s name, address, phone number and consent to publish the child’s photo. Entry forms can be found online at www.indeonline.com/babyphotos, in The Independent or at The Independent front desk, located at 50 North Ave. NW., Massillon, Ohio (Office hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Friday.) Entries with incomplete or incorrect information will not be accepted. Parent/guardian information will be verified by phone. Photos will not be posted until information is verified.

Mail/In-Person Entry: Enter by mailing or delivering the photo of your baby, along with a completed entry form to “Oh Baby! Calendar Contest”, c/o The Independent, 50 North Ave. NW., Massillon, OH 44647 (office hours are 9:00 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday). All mailed entries must be postmarked by October 30, 2008, and received on or before November 1, 2008. In-person entries must be received by 5:00p.m. Friday, October 31, 2008, the close of business for The Independent.

Online Entry: Online entry is available at www.indeonline.com/babyphotos. Complete the entry form, attach the photo, complete any other required fields, and then submit your entry by clicking on the “SUBMIT” button. Online entries must be received by midnight November 1, 2008.

All photos become the property of The Independent and absolutely no photos will be returned. Copyrighted photos must be accompanied by photographer’s release. Releases can be faxed to: 330-833-2635, Attn: Oh Baby! Calendar Contest Photo Release. Name of child, parent/guardian and contact phone number and e-mail MUST be included on the release. The Independent reserves the right to refuse any photograph it determines to be unacceptable. Baby photos will be displayed at www.indeonline.com/babyphotos and published in The Independent on as space allows for voting purposes. All parents and legal guardians of entrants specifically grant the right to The Independent to publish the photo of their child in the newspaper and online at www.indeonline.com/babyphotos.

5. Voting. Voting begins at 9:00am Friday, October 17, 2008 and ends at midnight Sunday, November 16, 2008 (“Voting Period”). Mailed votes must be postmarked by November 12, 2008, and received on or before November 14, 2008. Online voting will end at midnight on Sunday, November 16, 2008.

Voting is open to everyone – online voting is limited to persons 13 years and older. You can vote for your favorite baby photo by submitting a voting ballot along with a donation of $ 1.00 ($1.00 = 1 vote). Checks should be made payable to The Independent. When voting online, the minimum donation is $5.00 ($5.00 = 5 votes).  When voting in person, in the lobby or mailed in, a donation is .25¢ (.25¢ = 1 vote), there is no limit on in person votes.

You can vote without making a donation by submitting an original ballot. One free vote per form. One form per person per day. Original voting ballots will be available in The Independent during the contest period and at The Independent’s front desk. They can be mailed to The Independent’s Oh Baby Calendar Contest, c/o The Independent, 50 North Ave. NW., Massillon, OH 44647 or may be dropped off at The Independent office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays. Ballots which have been downloaded from www.indeonline.com/babyphotos or e-mailed are not considered original ballots.

The Independent will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or illegible entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or The Independent. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. All entries become property of The Independent and none will be returned. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by The Independent in its sole discretion, and The Independent reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the contest.

6. Winner Selection. One (1) Grand Prize Winner and eleven (11) First Prize Winners will be determined by total votes only. In the event of a tie, The Independent will randomly pick the winner from the tied entries. Winners will be selected on or about Monday, November 17, 2008.

Prizes and Odds: Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive one (1) $200 Series I savings bond, have his/her photo featured on the cover of the 2009 Independent Oh Baby!! Calendar, and will receive a complimentary 8X10 portrait, along with 10 free calendars. First Prize: Eleven (11) First Prize Winners will have his/her photo heading a month in the 2009 Independent Oh Baby!! Calendar, a complimentary 8X10 portrait, and three free calendars. The month will be determined by The Independent. Runners Up: Runners up will receive a complimentary calendar. Grand prize and First Prize winners must be available to participate in a FREE photo session with assigned photographer between November 17 –December 1, 2008 in order to produce a professional quality photo to be used in the calendar or risk not being included in calendar. Photos used in the calendar will be chosen by The Independent in its sole discretion.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible votes received.

7. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified on or about Monday, November 17, 2008 at the telephone number and/or e-mail address provided on winner’s entry form. The Independent will call during regular business hours at number provided on entry form. If a winner is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If The Independent cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded. To claim a prize, the Grand Prize and First Prize winners must visit the designated photographer the weeks of November 17 –December 1, 2008 for photos to be taken or risk not being included in the calendar. All parents and legal guardians of winners specifically grant the right to The Independent to publish the photo of their child in the calendar. A valid photo identification of the parent or legal guardian may be required and a photo release must be executed. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and The Independent reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of personal delivery or date of postmark. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release within ten (10) days, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of The Independent.

8. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of The Independent. The Independent reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this contest as solely determined by The Independent. In the event the contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of The Independent which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the contest, The Independent reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, The Independent reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date.

9. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

10. The Independent. The decisions of The Independent regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the contest shall be final and binding in all respects. The Independent will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the contest. For a list of winners (available after November 17, 2008) or a copy of these Official Rules, visit www.indeonline.com/babyphotos or send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), The Independent Oh Baby Calendar Contest, c/o The Independent, 50 North Ave. NW., Massillon, OH 44647. If you have any questions regarding this contest, please contact Maureen Ater, 330-580-8541 (maureen.ater@cantonrep.com) or Sheila Ohler, 330-580-8454 (sheila.ohler@cantonrep.com).