HT1386 Syncing without iCloud on iMac

I have iCloud on my new iPhone 4, but not on my iMac. I am trying to sync my calendar and address book. It appears that items from my iMac go to my phone, but things I do on my phone don't go to my iMac. How do I resolve this? Everything else syncs just fine (music, apps). Thanks.

I have Mac OS X Version 10.6.8
I don't have iCloud on my Mac because I need Lion to access. I don't have the $$ to spend on Lion right now.
My iPhone preferences for iCloud are what they set in the store:
mail is off
contacts is on
calendars is on
reminders is on
bookmarks is on
notes is off
On iTunes on my iMac, I have the following for my iPhone on the Summary Tab:
Backup to this computer
Options:
Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected
Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi
Sync only checked songs and videos
On Info Tab:
Sync Contacts - All contacs
Sync Calendars - All calendars
Apps Tab:
All apps are checkmarked
Music Tab:
I have a few albums checked that I wanted on my phone
I don't have anything selected in the Movies, TV Shows, or Photos tabs.
Does this help?

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