Patrice Pakiz and Alton Accola would like to announce their engagement.

Their parents are Frank and Rose Pakiz and VaLera and the late Roy Accola. The bride is a graduate of Greenwood High School, UW-Eau Claire in music education and the U of I Champaign-Urbana, Ill. in applied music. She is a freelance musician and also employed by the Catholic Community of St. Thomas Becket in Eagan, Minn. as music director.

Her fiance is a graduate of Sauk Prairie High School and UW-Platteville in music education. He is employed by Five By Design as its artist representative.

A Sept. 5 wedding in Eagan is being planned.