Can't delete calendars

I assumed mobileme would let me sync only some calendars, but that's not the case. So, what I need to do now is to publish. Meanwhile, I'd like to get some of my calendars off of mobileme, but I can't figure out how to do that. So, I thought I'd just backup my calendars, delete them, and sync the emptiness.
But I can't delete them, they mysteriously reappear. I turned off all syncing of calendars in mobileme and iphone. I removed home>library>calendars and home>app support>ical.
It takes about 5-10 seconds, and all the calendars I've ever deleted return. Spooky.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I note that you have turned-off syncing, so it's likely that you have a problem with sync services and this is what is recreating your calendars.
Before you delete the iCal folder from Application Support again, try following these instructions to reset sync services: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306484
After that, quit iCal and check that syncing has not been re-enabled by the previous process (by looking in the dotmac preference pane).
Once you are sure all looks OK, then try deleting the iCal folder again. If it has worked, you should end-up with just the default Home and Work calendars when you start iCal next.

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