Dog Cruise, Cost of Aquatics Center, Ice Cream Social

It’s Monday, Aug 12. Here are five things you need to know this week. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Dog Cruise in Occoquan this weekend. Treat your pet to local doggy treats, a pre-boarding party, and a cruise on the Occoquan River.

2. You Said It: “I don't care how you spin the cost of this frivolous item, it will always add up to less for our students, teachers and schools." Commenter Shannon Matheny Geraghty responds to PWCS School Board Chairman-at-Large Milton Johns' op-ed about a new countywide aquatics center.

3. National Health Center Week. Free health screenings this entire week at the Greater Prince William Community Health Center. Children's activities and lunch also provided. 

4. Ice Cream Social. Aug. 15, 11 a.m. Potomac Library. Make and eat an ice cream sundae with friends. 

5. Bikers Unite Against Breast Cancer. Aug. 17, 9 a.m. 1911 Opitz Blvd, Woodbridge. Bike show for three-day Susan G. Komen walk. Food, vendors and entertainment. Free admission.