The annual event recognizes some of the local businesses, individuals, and organizations that make a difference in the community.

Awards will be presented to the following:
New Business of the Year – Southern Sails Junk Removal
Restaurant of the Year – Tim Hortons of Jamestown & Olean
Retailer of the Year – Everyday’s True Value
Service to Humanity Award – Patrick Smeraldo
Legacy Award – The Post-Journal
Pride of Jamestown Award – Chuck DeAngelo
Business of the Year – D & S Glass Service

Cats-a-Pawlooza is taking place all this week at the Chautauqua County Humane Society. Here’s one of the felines who’s benefiting from the recently renovated Cat Colony room at the County Humane Society animal shelter on Strunk Rd.

JAMESTOWN – The Chautauqua County Humane Society is set to begin Cats-a-Pawlooza week starting today and continuing through Saturday, April 20. The week offers a terrific cat adoption promotion, an open house event to reveal the newly remodeled Cat Colony and an offsite adoption event.

The shelter, located at 2825 Strunk Road in Jamestown, will waive all adoption fees on cats 6 months or older for the entire week. All cats have received spay/neuter surgery, a microchip and vaccinations. Adopters must meet the standard application criteria.

Open shelter hours are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m.

The shelter’s Adoption Option Trailer will be positioned offsite on Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Everyday’s True Value Hardware located at 797 Foote Ave. The trailer takes pets that are waiting for homes to area businesses to serve adopters who cannot easily travel to the Strunk Rd. shelter location. All offsite adopters must meet standard application criteria and the pets have also received surgery, vaccinations and a microchip. The trailer was made possible by a gift from the Bertha Hamilton Trust Foundation.

The shelter is also inviting in the public for an Open House event to introduce the newly renovated Cat Colony on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The freshly-completed project is the result of a successful fundraising campaign held last year that raised over $25,000.

For information on Cats-a-Pawlooza week call 665-2209.

The Chautauqua County Humane Society is a non-profit that is not part of any government organization and its mission to care for animals by promoting adoptions, preventing cruelty and providing education relies solely on public support.