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Best expression

Mugzi, a 7-year-old Boston Terrier, is smiling for the camera. Joey, a 1/2-year-old, blind domestic short hair cat is owned by Laetitia Grossi of the town of Schodack on Hudson. Grossi lived Owners are Fred and Marci Smith. Mugzi took second place. in Kingston for 36 years. Joey easily took first place in the best expression category.

Honorable mentions
Willie, 2, a mixed breed Bichon Frise and Wheaten Terrier owned by Susan Sedlak.

Above, Sir Chancelot, Chance, a 4-year-old Himalayan Persian, Red Flamepoint loves to play with these flowers, although he does not eat them, says Nancy Downey, who submitted the photo. At right, Alejandro, a 3-yearold short hair cat owned by Angie Cartagena.

Diamond, 5, a Basenji mix, is a shelter rescue dog. Owner is Mark LaPlante of Kingston.

Sophie, 2, a pug mix owned by Kathy Auchmoody of Willow.

Precious, 2, a female Siamese cat owned by Irene Lahtinen and Peter Rotonelli of Catskill.

Max is a gray tabby cat who is 10 years old. He has such a sense of humor, wrote owner Yasmine Hindiyeh.

Marriage starts on wrong foot after man steps out of line

DEAR ABBY: I recently married a loving man who works full-time and is studying for his MBA online. A few months ago, he received a promotion and was transferred to another state, so after our wedding I moved here to be with him. While he was living here alone before our wedding, he got into some trouble with the law and hes now on probation. He was never in trouble before. I have no family or friends here, and he cant go out and socialize to meet new people now that hes under those strict guidelines. I have always been popular and have many friends back home, but Im lonely and depressed now. I moved here because I love him, but I cant get over the fact that this has dampened our first year as husband and wife.

Dear Abby

How should I handle the future of our marriage and our life here with all these unsettling issues he has put me in? -- HURT WIFE IN MICHIGAN DEAR HURT WIFE: Unless your husband is under house arrest -- which probation is not -- he can socialize. He can make friends through work, and look for volunteer opportunities if he has the time. Both will help him to make connections with constructive people. The same is true for you to help you connect

with the community. I know this is a big adjustment for you, but in time you can both put this unfortunate chapter behind you. I wish you both a future filled with success. DEAR ABBY: Help! My husband wont wear clothes. When our children were young, he walked around naked because he wanted to make sure they didnt have the same hangups about nudity that he grew up

with. (His father was ultraconservative and uptight.) My husband began wearing clothes again when the kids got older, but now they have all moved out and he has quit. He sits naked in his recliner to watch TV. The recliner is right next to the front door, and theres only the storm door between him and the world. Abby, he literally strips all his clothes off to do the dishes! We live in a NEIGHBOR-

HOOD. Its not like were out in the country. If I say anything to him, he says I can go into a different room if I dont like it. Is this normal? -- NUDIES WIFE IN FLORIDA DEAR NUDIES WIFE: It appears to be normal for your husband. Some -- not all -- families are very relaxed about nudity. As long as your living room isnt visible to the neighbors and you dont have drop-in visitors, your husband is harming no one. If you dont want to look at him, take him up on his suggestion. P.S. I hope you thank him for doing the dishes. Not all husbands are so helpful. DEAR ABBY: My daughter was a bridesmaid recently. The bride chose a designer dress that my daughter

had to put a nonrefundable deposit on. A month later, the bride changed her mind about the color and canceled the order, so all six bridesmaids had to purchase another dress. Am I wrong in thinking the bride should reimburse her bridesmaids for the first dress that she insisted they buy ASAP -the one she canceled without talking to any of them? -- BRIDESMAIDS MOM IN ELKHORN, WIS. DEAR BRIDESMAIDS MOM: Not in my book you arent. And shame on the bride for not volunteering to do so.
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Best outfit

Best photo composition

Winning this years best photo composition category is the photo at right, taken Feb. 9 which shows Nat, a labrador greyhound mix who is 2 1/2 years old and who is owned by Bruce Whistance. Nat was a puppy rescued by a shelter in Georgia after being abandoned in a ditch, wrote Whistance. Bison, a 3-year-old male shih-Tzu owned by Gary and Jeanine Weider of Kingston, is the groovy winner of the best outfit category. On second place, below, left, is Charlie, a 17-month-old female American pit bull terrier mix owned by Madlyn Castelli. On third place, below, right, is Zoe, an aproximatelly 2-yearold pitbull owned by Diane Scott of Saugerties.

Ironsides Captain Jack, 9 weeks at the time of this photo, is an American Bulldog owned by Danielle Timothy. Jack took second place in the best outfit category.

Honorable mentions

Junion, an 8-year-old male pitbull, was a rescue dog from the UCSPCA an and is the perfect addition to our family. wite the Smiths. Junior lives with Lori, Don, Chris and Matt Smith of Tillson.

Senor Moncho Poncho the 3rd of Mass Estates is an 8 1/2-year-old chihuhua owned by Ethan Mass.

Honorable mention: Harper, left, 13, a male pitbull labrador mix owned by Tim Fitzmaurice.

Honorable mention: Cole, a 15-year-old chihuahua owned by Eric Amaral.

Pet-owner look-alike
At left, on first place in the pet-owner look-alike category, Alexander Beisel, 4, and his 7-year-old French bulldog, Mookie, both wearing their matching Christmas pajamas. The winning entry was submitted by Cindy Beisel.

Parker Cafaldo, a 4-year old Vito the boxer, 6 months old, Labradoodle, lives with in Esoowned by Owner: Demetri pus wth the Cafaldos, Michael Sassos of Highland. Sr., Darlene, and Andrew.

Weirdest pet

Above, the weirdest pet, by unanimous decision, was Thing I, a Vietnamese walking stick of unknown age owned by Cyrus Lindsay, 9, who submitted the entry, writing that Thing has incredible camouflage. At left, on second place, Izzy Bear, a 2-year-old female German shepherd mix owned by Kendall Smith, Likes to lick feet.

Honorable mentions: Above, Sadie the blue point siamese cat, 1 1/2, and Heather Piccoli, 18. Below, Liam Allred and his kitten Sayonara Briella Kitten Caboodle, 8-weeks-old at the time of the photo. The photo was submitted by Heidi Allred. Above, at left, Mustang, 12 a male Pekinese, This photo submitted by Lexis McCabe, 12, shows Male and John Miggins. The pari took us Ruby the pug, 4, and Lexis father sleeping together. back to the 80s and tood also took third My dad got tired one night, after working on a place in the pet-owner look-alike category. project so he fell asleep on the counch when the pug jumped up and slept on his head, wrote Lexis. The pair took second place honors.

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Pet Pals

Above, on second place in the pet pals category, Simba and Clarice. They are twin domestic short-hair red mackerel tabbies. Simba is a male and Clarice is a female. They are 2 years old and are owned by Cynthia Chase, who submitted the photo. At left, on third place are Max and Blackjack. Max is a 9year-old Yorkshire terrier and is Lapps family pet. Blackjack is a 15-year-old Quarter Horse owned by Hope Lapp. Chelsea Lapp took the picture. This is a picture of a kitten we rescued from the parking lot in Kingston (Jasper), and our puppy Gemini, who is 4 months old, wrote Bonnie Parmelee. Gemini belongs Parmelees daughter, August. This photo of the pair won first place in the pet pals category. Honorable mentions: At right, Astro, a great dane, 2 1/2, and Mickey, a 6 1/2-yearold Havanese poodle owned by Annie and Pete Bliss. At far right, Mix breeds Roger, left, and Guinness, both 5 months old, are owned by Stacey Tobey and Melinda Dukat. They write, The mom was a rescue when she was pregnant and we adopted the puppies Honorable mention: Folly a boxer, 4, and Baxter, an Italian from the place that rescued her, greyhound, 6. Both were adopted from a shelter and are Paws Unlimited. owned by Shawn and Michele Griffin.

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Honorable mention: Allie, 7 a golden retriever, and Tucker, a 7-month-old rescue kitten, who are owned by Devon McNair of Pleasant Valley.

Calendar
ware, textiles, furniture and more. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St., Woodstock. Visit: www.byrdcliffe.org, or call (845) 679.2079. 12-4 p.m. Presidents Weekend Celebration, Feb. 16, 17, 18. Each day: birthday cake, military demonstrations, story telling, magic shows, candle dipping, music, and more. Free and all welcome. Washingtons Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh, (845) 562-1195. 1 p.m. Healing Smile Meditation, Free. Synergistic Wellness Center, 83 S. Chestnut Street, New Paltz. www.DrGaryMercurioDC.com, (845) 633-6300 1-5 p.m. Board and card games, Arlington Branch Library, 504 Haight Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 485-3445, ext. 3702 1:30-4 p.m. Presidents Day Family Fun Outing, Minnewaska Preserve, for ages 7-10 accompanied by caregive 18 and up. Nature, games, crafts. Pre-registration required, (845) 255-0752. 2 p.m. Peter Yarrow, musician and author will perform and sign books, Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Ave., (845) 336-0590. 2-6 p.m. Celebrating Sojourner Truth workshop, for ages 8-14, puppet show, stories, songs, pizza. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rt. 32, Rosendale. Register: (845) 658-8198. 3-6 p.m. Free tutoring by appointment, homework clubs and after-school kid sitters. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. 1-877-576-9931 3:30 p.m. Sewing Classes for ages 9 and up, Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044. 4 p.m. Self-help group for survivors of brain and spinal cord injury, Northeast Center for Special Care, 300 Grant Ave., Lake Katrine. (845) 336-3500. 4 p.m. Bookmark Club, elementary age students, short stories, chapter books, art projects. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., (845) 331-0507. 4 p.m. Free Afterschool Pro-

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gram, Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org 4:30 p.m. Dance Technique and Improvisation. For 6-8 year olds. $15. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. (845) 679-0901. 5:30 p.m. Kids Chess Club, Gardiner Library, 133 Farmers Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 2551255. 5:30 p.m. Warming Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Cornell Street Studios, 168 Cornell St., Kingston. (845) 331-0191. 5:30 p.m. Boxing Conditioning, $10. For youths. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. www.mtnviewstudio.com, (845) 679-0901 5:45 p.m. Healthy back program, 28 West Fitness Gym, Route 28 and Maverick Road, Glenford. To 7 p.m. (845) 6796250 Anne Olin. 6 p.m. Scrabble for all, Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org 6 p.m. Zumba, $7. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter. org 6 p.m. African Saabar Dance class, TRANSnDANCEnDRUM Center, 415 Main St., Rosendale. www.transndancendrum.com 6 p.m. Jazzercise class. St. Johns Episcopal Church, Albany Ave., Kingston. (845) 339-1545, ecshaw87@aol.com 6 p.m. Teen group therapy, Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. 1-877-576-9931 6-9 p.m. Swing dance classes, Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 3380331, www.AskforArts.org 6:30 p.m. Teen Group Therapy, Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. 1-877-5769931 6:30 p.m. Dance with Me, with Sue, Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Avenue, Woodstock. (845) 679-0901 7 p.m. Peer Mediation, Free. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. (877) 576-9931.

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