NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING

SWEEPSTAKES TERMS

The What Rocks Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 6:01 a.m. Central Time on February 5, 2010 and ends at 5:00 p.m. Central Time on February 19, 2010.

ELIGIBILITY

The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States who reside in Green or Rock counties in the State of Wisconsin or Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Whiteside, LaSalle or Lee counties in the state of Illinois and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of February 1, 2010.  Employees of GateHouse Media, Inc., GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “GateHouse Media”), Members Alliance Credit Union and each of their respective divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (including immediate family members or those living in the same household) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.

HOW TO ENTER

No Purchase Necessary

1.  Entrants should log on to the Rockford Register Star (the “Publication”) website at www.rrstar.com (the “Website”), navigate to the Sweepstakes icon, complete all of the required information, submit votes on the ballot (the “Ballot”) according to the instructions and then submit the entry (the “Internet Entry”).

OR

2.  The entry form for this Sweepstakes and the Ballot (together, the “Sweepstakes Materials”) are available in the Publication beginning February 5, 2010.  The Publication is available for purchase at select locations in and around Green or Rock counties in the State of Wisconsin or Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Whiteside, LaSalle or Lee counties in the state of Illinois. 

OR

3.  The Sweepstakes Materials will be available at no charge at the offices of the Publication located at 99 E. State Street in Rockford, Illinois from February 5, 2010 until February 22, 2010.  The offices are open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and closed on Saturday and Sunday.

OR

4.  The Sweepstakes Materials will be available at no charge online at www.rrstar.com.

One (1) Internet Entry or set of Sweepstakes Materials (the “Sweepstakes Entry” or “Sweepstakes Entries”) are allowed per name and unique e-mail address. 

SWEEPSTAKES RULES

1.  Entrants must fill out at least half of the ballot, choosing their favorites in each category.  Any entrant who fails to complete their contact information as well as half of the ballot will have their Sweepstakes Entry disqualified.

2.  All complete and legible ballots will be put into a random drawing.  A random drawing will be held in the offices of the Publication on February 22, 2010 to determine the Winner.

PRIZES AND NOTIFICATION OF THE WINNER

Three (3) prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes.  First place winner will receive $500.  Second place winner will receive $250. Third place winner will receive $150. The Winners will be notified by phone and/or overnight letter on or around February 22, 2010.  If both methods fail after one (1) week, GateHouse Media will select an alternate winner. 

Odds of winning depend on the total eligible entries received.  Decisions of  GateHouse Media regarding the Sweepstakes are final.

The potential prize winner must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release in order to be eligible to accept the prize. No substitution or transfer of the prize will be allowed, except at the sole discretion of GateHouse Media.  GateHouse Media reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value.  All local, state and federal taxes incurred by accepting a prize will be the sole responsibility of the prize winner.   The prize has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash at any time.

CONDITIONS

By entering, entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules and the decisions of GateHouse Media, which are binding and final, and release GateHouse Media, and each of its divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and anyone associated with the production of this Sweepstakes, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages (including attorneys fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in this Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. The potential prize winner waives the right to assert as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem said prize and waives any liability or claims (including attorneys fees) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize. In the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if prize notification is returned to GateHouse Media as undeliverable, if prize is refused or cannot be accepted for any reason, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected in a random drawing. Upon forfeiture or refusal, no compensation will be given. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use the winner's name, photograph, likeness and/or statements attributed to winner regarding the Sweepstakes, for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation or consent.  All entries become the property of GateHouse Media.  This Sweepstakes shall only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the states of Illinois and Wisconsin, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws and submission of any entry constitutes acceptance of such laws.  This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

INTERNET

It is the entrant’s responsibility to enter in the appropriate manner. Each entrant is responsible for all costs or charges involved in accessing the www.rrstar.com web site and warrants that the cost of accessing the site, if any, is part of a larger agreement with an Internet Service Provider or some other means, and that the cost of this access is not an incremental cost. If for any reason the internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of GateHouse Media which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, GateHouse Media reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes. Should the online portion of the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to February 28, 2010, finalists will be drawn at days-end from eligible entries received online up to the time of cancellation and eligible entries received by mail to entry end-date. GateHouse Media assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, damaged or undelivered entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, services or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any material in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, GateHouse Media reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such devices will cause disqualification.  Collection and use of personally identifiable information will be in accordance with the www.rrstar.com Privacy Policy as posted on www.rrstar.com.

NAME OF WINNER

To obtain the name of the winner, mail a stamped, self-addressed legal size envelope to arrive by February 22, 2010 to:
                                                Rockford Register Star
                                                99 E. State Street
                                                Rockford, Illinois 61104
                                                Attn:  What Rocks Sweepstakes

SPONSORS

GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Rockford Register Star, 350 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, NY 14450 and Members Alliance Credit Union Rockford, Illinois