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CH CH â€"TV weatherman is :like a breath of fresh air § By KATHY YANCHUS < Oakwlle Beaver Staff E OAKVILLE He‘s a weatherman deluxe and he has the video to prove it. Matt Hayes of Channel 11 fame recently visited a class of Grade 3 St. Ann‘s students to talk about, Unique Jewellery Collection 827-3847 Showroom at Rear of: 2070 Speers Rd, Unit 6 Oakville, L6L 2X8 SGervice ® Selection Satisfaction Amiby Goodwill Industries Retail Store â€" Donation Centre Wednesday, March Ith at 10:00 am. 407A Sfpeer\a Road, Oakville (west of Dorval) Join us for refreshments as Value Priced Fashions come to Oakville (Offer valid to Oakville Beaver Shop Locally card Holders) 5% off Fine Custom Design Gold, Silver, Diamond Precious Gems also 5% off Silver Repairs Resilvering of Holloware, Brass Copper | on ag rand penl Come Check out our Modest Prices Taxes are included what else, the weather. By way of introduction, Hayes pulled from under his arm a video of his broadâ€" casting exploits which brought ‘gales‘ of laughter from the kids. _ There was the wacky weatherâ€" man bungyjumping while screaming the weather forecast; plunging headâ€" JY first down a ‘luge‘ (water slide) in search of ‘Olympic gold‘ and posing as a tow truck operator doing a ‘bangâ€"up‘ job for some poor unsusâ€" pecting vehicle owner while chatting informally about how cold it would be the next day. But this weatherman‘s prowess doesn‘t end on the Olympic or mechanical front, Hayes is also (lipâ€" synching) singer extraordinaire complete with his own album entiâ€" tled, Greatest Weather Songs of All Time. The guy has shared the stage and his Weather Wheel with such celebrities as comedians Tom Posten and Tim Conway, and worked his way into the livingrooms of thouâ€" sands of homes every evening. Many of the kids recognized him immediately and pounced on him for autographs. The fame, the popularity...not bad for a guy who began forecasting the weather "by accident." B EACHCOMBER*‘S 6 ALL ‘93 MODELS CLEAN SWEEP ~mustco‘ ownN YOUR BEACHCOMBER DREAM SPA TODAY! A Mohawk College broadcasting Buy a seal. Then jump out of It. (plus applicable service charges) Limited VIP seats available, call for details KIDS under 12! SAVE $2.00 at the 2:30pm show courtesy of . SAT. MAR. 26 $ 1994 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS INC. A DIVISION OF MJA. INC ced his f thouâ€" ed him on him not bad ting the lcasting graduate, Hayes filled in for an absent weatherman one night and the rest is, as they say, history. He explained to the kids that he is a TV reporter doing weather, not a meteoâ€" rologist, but he still shoulders the blame for many unpleasant forecasts and subsequent cancellations. He was accused by one woman of being responsible for the cancellation of a SKY%OME, __ GROUPSI _ Save $3.00 at 2:30pm show For Group Info. call: (416) 341 â€"2255 Matt Hayes and friends: Don‘t blame the weatherman. (1 block east of Bronte Rd.) .@ea‘est Bas 42 336â€"7424 847â€"8551 picnic for underprivileged children. "It‘s not always a whole lot of fun," said Hayes. "I take a lot of flack from people. A lot of people don‘t like winter." Hayes says he gets ‘accosted‘ in grocery stores or walking down the street. "I wish I did have the power to control the weather. It would be sunny and warm every day, and it would rain only at night for the crops," he smiled. "And it would snow just at Christmas." "No," piped up one student who wanted continual snow so that the schools would be closed for "55 years." "Well, then I guess I don‘t want to be able to control the weather after all," said Hayes, "because everybody would want something different." Hayes said he has had a "pretty good winter" so far because "just about every prediction for snow has panned out." One curious student wanted to know whether he was rich. "I do okay, but I‘m not rich," said Hayes, adding he feels fortunate to be "paid to play." ST. VOLODYMYR 12:30 PM. SUN. APRIL 24 married? The Bridesâ€"toâ€"be are invited to a Welcome Wagon. * "Today‘s Bride" Honeymoon Draw * Fashion Show * Displays * Planning Guides * Gifts for EVERY BRIDE! * Valuable Prizes Admittance is FREE, but by invitation only. To receive an invitation, please telephone: Rosemary 762â€"4516 _ Eden 827â€"5806 A wedding in your future? Someone you know being uon