Week Ahead: Get Ready for A Scare-Filled Halloween Weekend

Here are some highlights of the upcoming week in Port Washington and Saukville. There are just the essentials; Port Washington-Saukville Patch has its own events calendar and you are invited to enter your own events.

Port Washington-Saukville School District holds special meetings
The School District will host several meetings on Monday night starting at 5:30 p.m. with the Joint Finance/Policy Committee, with plans to discuss the fund balance and the Wisconsin Association of School Board's Resource Guide. At 6:15 the Personnel and Programs Committee will meet, with the employee manual and retirement issues on its agenda. At 7:15 p.m., a special school board meeting will be held to discuss the 2011-12 budget. All meetings are held in the office buildings.

Need some more tricks in the kitchen?
The hosts a Recipe Club for people to bring in and share favorite recipes, with a recipe book project as a club goal. The . 

Trick-or-treat: Halloween weekend is around the corner
Plenty of events will be going on all weekend long to celebrate the Halloween holiday, and a lot of them right here in our own backyards.

• Partake in a mystery: Check out , at Old West themed mystery play that starts at 5 p.m. Saturday and includes a dinner.
• A paranormal evening: Two ghost walks will be taking place in Port Washington; the and marina and ends up in the cemeter; the and includes a tour of historic downtown haunts and a candlelight exploration of Port Washington’s spooky necropolis.
• Party all night: The is hosting a at 7 p.m. Saturday for people 21 and older. The event features costume contests, music, Halloween treats, prizes, drinks, a silent auction and more.
• A crafty Halloween: Several Port Washington streets will be host to a all day Saturday featuring artisans, pumpkin carving contest, Taste of Autumn Bake-off, downtown trick-or-treating at the businesses and extended farmer's market hours.
• Trick-or-treating hours: Trick-or-treating will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Port Washington, and 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Saukville.