Sync Mac's Contacts to iPad Issue

My wife's MacBook Air (running Mavericks) contact list is not synced to the Cloud...she needs it to remain separate from my list of contacts on the cloud.
I want to sync/transfer her MBA (non cloud) contacts to her iPad 2 (which will remain non-cloud as well), but it seems that the "Info" tab that used to show up in iTunes, which used to allow direct syncing of mac-to-iPad contacts (and other information) is no longer available....
Any ideas on how to sync contacts without resorting to the cloud, now?
Thanks
Bob

Apparently manually syncing Contacts is no longer possible under Mavericks... From the Apple Support Site:
You can use iTunes to sync the contacts, calendars, notes, Safari bookmarks, and email account information on your computer with your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. iTunes also syncs this information from your device to your computer—for example, if you add contacts on your iPad, syncing adds those contacts to Contacts on your computer (or Address Book, in some versions of OS X).
When you sync, iTunes determines whether your device or your computer contains the most recent information, and lets you choose the information you want to sync.
Note: These instructions apply only if you use OS X v.10.8.5 or earlier. If you use OS X Mavericks v.10.9 or later, your contacts, calendars, and other info are updated on your computers and iOS devices via iCloud. For more information, see iCloud Help at icloud.com.
Humm...not good if you need to maintain a separate, non-iCloud contact list...
Feedback sent to Apple...
https://ssl.apple.com/support/feedback/
Bob

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