Shorewood Snapshot: Tuesday is Election Day; Miss Shorewood Pageant

Here's a look at what's coming up this week in Shorewood. If we're missing something, you can add it to the calendar.

— Tuesday is of course Election Day and there are several races on the ballot including a Republican presidential primary and Village Board general election.

Check out page to see what’s on the ballot and learn more about the candidates before heading out to the polls on Tuesday.

And, stay with Patch for real-time coverage of Election Day.

Village officials meet Monday — In addition to discussing a water rate increase of 29 percent or $13 for the average water user, though they aren't scheduled to vote, the Village Board will go into closed session to discuss a contract the village’s assessor.

Officials have said they believe Associated Appraisal Consultants Inc., is responsible for an assessment error which valued Shorewood’s business district at $77 million instead of its true value of $77,000.

The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at , 3930 N. Murray Ave.

Miss Shorewood — Male students will strut their stuff on the Shorewood High School auditorium stage Tuesday night at 7, when they put on a show in dresses and gowns.

The high school Student Council puts on the pageant to raise money for a local charity, which this year is the Wisconsin chapter of Greyhound Pets of America, which helps ex-racing greyhounds find adoptive homes.

— The Shorewood School District orchestra students will perform Wednesday in the high school auditorium, 1701 E. Capitol. The concert starts at 7 p.m.

Meet the Easter Bunny — Roughly 11,000 eggs will coat the hills of , 3565 N. Morris Blvd., on Saturday as the Shorewood Men’s Club Easter Egg Hunt gets under way at 9 a.m. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance during the egg hunt. The club is also offering a pancake breakfast following the egg hunt at 9:30 a.m. Visit the club’s website for more details.

Preps sports — The softball team will play a doubleheader on Monday with their first game starting at 4:15 against Saint Francis and are also scheduled to travel to Brown Deer for a 4:15 tip-off on Wednesday.

Shorewood's girls soccer team kicks off its season at home on Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. match with Whitnall and an away game on Thursday against Greenfield.

The Shorewood High School girls and boys track team will compete in a meet on Saturday on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.

Home games are played at Shorewood High School, 1701 E. Capitol Dr.

— As a web-based news source, we utilize Facebook and Twitter quite a bit.

However, even though I spend most of my work days sipping coffee and fraternizing with the locals at Alterra or Stone Creek, I felt it was time to make myself available in person on a regular basis.

So, from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday I will be holding "office hours" in one of the study rooms at the , 3920 N. Murray Ave. If the room is full we will definitely find a place to chat.