For information, about Monday's scramble, call Sleepy Hollow Golf Club at 304-757-9416.

HURRICANE, W.Va. - On Monday, Putnam County residents will have 18 holes to putt for their pets.

The county animal shelter will host its first annual Putts for Mutts and Caddies for Kitties Golf Scramble at the Sleepy Hollow Golf Course. All proceeds from the event will go toward construction of a new animal shelter.

So far about 60 people have registered for the scramble, but new entries are welcome to sign up the day of the event, said County Manager Brian Donat.

Registration for the scramble begins at 9:30 a.m. Tee time is 10:30 a.m. Individual entry is $125 and a team of four is $500. Lunch is included with the event, in addition to a raffle.

The winner of the scramble will receive a trophy donated by Blenko Glass.

Several fundraisers for the shelter have brought in about $89,000, said shelter volunteer Karen Haynes, wife of County Commissioner Joe Haynes. A number of local businesses also have promised to donate labor and construction materials toward the project.

"It's going to take a while, but it's going to happen," Haynes said of the new shelter. "Trust me. I've worked too hard and too long on this, it's happening."

For information, about Monday's scramble, call Sleepy Hollow Golf Club at 304-757-9416.

HURRICANE, W.Va. - On Monday, Putnam County residents will have 18 holes to putt for their pets.

The county animal shelter will host its first annual Putts for Mutts and Caddies for Kitties Golf Scramble at the Sleepy Hollow Golf Course. All proceeds from the event will go toward construction of a new animal shelter.

So far about 60 people have registered for the scramble, but new entries are welcome to sign up the day of the event, said County Manager Brian Donat.

Registration for the scramble begins at 9:30 a.m. Tee time is 10:30 a.m. Individual entry is $125 and a team of four is $500. Lunch is included with the event, in addition to a raffle.

The winner of the scramble will receive a trophy donated by Blenko Glass.

Several fundraisers for the shelter have brought in about $89,000, said shelter volunteer Karen Haynes, wife of County Commissioner Joe Haynes. A number of local businesses also have promised to donate labor and construction materials toward the project.

"It's going to take a while, but it's going to happen," Haynes said of the new shelter. "Trust me. I've worked too hard and too long on this, it's happening."

The county has outgrown the current shelter, which was build by volunteers in 1985 as a temporary structure.

"The shelter we have is too small," Donat said. "It's an old metal building and certainly has problems."

Architectural plans for the new facility have been drawn up and a site has been chosen. The only thing left to do is secure funds for construction, Haynes said.

The new 10,000-square-foot building is projected to cost about $700,000, she said. It features a spacious 10,000-square-foot layout with 75 dog runs and 50 cat cages, rather than the 24 and 15 at the current shelter.

The building also has an area specifically designed for food preparation, grooming, laundry and a bonding/play area for potential owners and the animals.

The new shelter will sit on a 14-acre site along W.Va. 62, just across the Winfield Bridge headed toward Red House Hill. County officials secured the lot from the state Division of Highways earlier this year.

Reach Veronica Nett at veroni...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5113.