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Nov 9

Alvah (Al) Jakola, 85, was Fox Lane math teacher and musician

Alvah (Al) Jakola, 85, of Katonah, died on Oct. 27 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.

He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on June 14, 1939 to Alvah Uno Jakola and Karrin Johnson Jakola.

He was a mathematics teacher at Fox Lane High School in Bedford for many years. He was musically inclined and enjoyed attending opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera House and was a pianist for the Pleasantville Music Theater. He enjoyed traveling to many European countries and the Caribbean. He also enjoyed playing tennis and spending time with his friends at a local bagel shop.

He was married in 1974 to Concetta (Connie) Aucello Jakola. Survivors include his sister, Sandra Davis of Old Saybrook, Connecticut; his wife, Dolly, of Norwalk, Connecticut, and other family members.

Interment will be private at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital at stjude.org.

IN BRIEF

Lewisboro Garden Club offering ‘Holiday Swag’

The Lewisboro Garden Club is having a “Holiday Swag” fundraiser for the club. to order swags, go to lewisborogardenclub.org and click on the “Holiday Swags” button for the form.

The swags can be hung on a door or mailbox. They also make great holiday gifts for neighbors, a senior, or for yourself.

“Spread holiday cheer and community spirit,” the club suggests. Orders are due Nov. 24. Swags will be delivered by Sunday, Dec. 8. There is a $36, non-refundable fee for each swag.


Student collection aids four nonprofits

A Fox Lane High School student will be collecting items to help four different charities on the front lawn of the Bedford Presbyterian Church, 44 Village Green, from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 5, Election Day.

The effort, dubbed “We Elect to Collect,” seeks leftover candy from Halloween, crayons (used, whole or broken) tabs pulled off of aluminum cans and towels (used cloth or new paper).

The effort will support Operation Shoebox, The Crayon Initiative, Pull Together and the SPCA of Westchester.


Pound Ridge Massacre documentary screening, discussion set

The Crestwood Historical Society and Yonkers Historical Society will screen a documentary about the Pound Ridge Massacre at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Pincus Auditorium, Yonkers Public Library Grinton I. Will Branch, 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers.

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