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WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JtJNE 8,1988, PAGE 3 Ajax resident dies in collisi.on A 55-year-old Ajax woman is dead fllowing a head-on collision between two vans on Lakeridge Rd. (Durham Rd. 23) Friday night. Dorene Hilgartner was pro- nounced dead at the scene of the accident which occurred about 6:30 p.m. Hilgartner was the passenger in a van driven by ber husband, Ray' 57,' who had to be taken Vo Sunnybrook Hospital. He is listed The driver of the second van, Larry Mittelstadt, 40, was also taken to Sunnybrook. He is listed in serious condition wvhile his wife, Sandra Mittelstadt, 37, a passenger in the van,, was taken to Ajax-Pickering hospital with minor injuri.es. As of Tuesday morning, Durham Regional Police were stili investigating the cause of the acci dent. A29--YEî,AR-OLDf Oshawa man was Bigdeli was riding his bike when he was transported to -Oshawa General' hit by the van as it left the parking lot at Hospital with cuts to his'hands and face Swiss Chalet Friday about 3 p.m. The after hé was struck by a van on Dundas driver has been charged with failing to St.* E. m i Whitby last Friday. Steve yield. Free Press photo Aveërageë tax.increase The average Whitby ratepayer, with a $5,500 assessment, who supports the public school system will pay .$1,79410 in taxes in 1988, «accorchng to a report from ' the Town treasurer's department ' » 7 That is an increase of 7.9 per »" cent over 1987,when the average public school« supporter paid ~ $1,662 in taxes. The averagé separate scho0l supporter will pay a slightly k. lower, $1,788 in taxes in 1988, a K ' ' 7.4-per cent increase from 1987 W~'~ when the average separate school ~ II' supporter paid $1,665 in taxes. For. the public school sup- ",. _ porter, $509 will go Vo the Town and $335 will go to Durham ; Region. The school board will receive . the remaining $949, $549 of which will go towards elementary schools, with $399 for secondary schools.- The separate school supporterMR will send $509 to the Town and .,.*. $335 to the Region. '" The separate.school board wi l receive $943, with $528 going Vo elementary school use and $415 Vo secondary schools. I Leoen from the besti Education through Martial Arts. Parents call: 6662878 à,Imm CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY SOFAS & CHAIRS RECOVERED LIKE NEW Choose'-from a large selection of fabries. Repairs Refinishifg' ANTIQUES- BOUGHT AND 513 -BROCK ST. N. WHITBV BUS. 668-5481 RES. 655-3524