5 | durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, September 15, 2022 | What happens if your brain doesn't get enough sound? With hearing loss, there isn't enough sound information coming to your brain from your ears, or the quality of that information is too low. This makes it much harder for the brain to orient itself in your surroundings--which then makes it harder to focus on what's important. It affects all the different parts of your brain that make sense of your surroundings. They all have to work harder. This leaves fewer mental resources for other things like remembering. Oticon More & SmartCharger Conversations are harder to follow Missing sound information makes it especially hard in situations like cafes and family gatherings where lots of people are talking. Listening takes more effort The brain has to work harder to recognize sounds from incomplete sound information while filling in the gaps by remembering and guessing. Mental load increases for hearing With less mental capacity left over for other things, it becomes harder for all the different parts of your brain that also make sense of your life. It's time to get more out of life With Oticon More™ hearing aids 1031 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1G 4W3 Ministry of health Assistive Devices Program, GM Green Shield, VAC, WSIB, ODSP, and MCSS funding available Summer Savings Promotion! Call to learn more about your personalized hearing recommendation. Clinician to determine candidacy. Amy Deegan Family-Owned Clinic 905-240-5055 I www.deeganhearingclinic.com There are lots of great events happening in Durham this weekend, here are a few to check out. BROOKLIN HARVEST FESTIVAL • Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Grass Park, 41 Baldwin St., Brooklin Celebrate the start of the fall season at the annual Brooklin Harvest Festival featuring a farmer's market, petting zoo, wagon rides and kids' zone with inflatable corn maze, balloon artist and scarecrow scavenger hunt. Take in entertainment at the main stage in Grass Park, including a Town Crier competition at 11:30 a.m., followed by live music from The Doozies, Tianna Woods and Andy Earle and the Bandits. Check out stores and restaurants on Baldwin Street to shop sidewalk sales and meet local business owners. BEAVERTON FALL FAIR • Sept. 16 and 17 • 176 Main St., Beaverton This theme for this year's Beaverton Fall Fair is "return to our rural routes" and all the popular events are back, including a demolition derby at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. You can also check out the baby show, car show, horse show, wrestling show, ProRider FMX show and talent show. DIG-YOUR-OWN POTATOES AT BRAGG FARMS • Weekends in September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Bragg Farms, 3048 Concession Road 3, Bowmanville Dig-your-own potatoes takes place weekends in September. Regular potatoes and sweet potatoes are available as well as pre-dug potatoes and baked goods like sweet potato brownies and sweet potato pies. Visit braggfarms.ca for details. ART ON THE FRINGE • Sept. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Uxbridge Historical Centre -- 7239 Concession 6, Uxbridge More than 20 emerging and established artists will be on hand displaying work at Art on the Fringe including paintings, ceramics, fibre arts, jewelry, furniture and more. Shop the exhibitors, enjoy the scenery and listen to live music by local artists. Refreshments will also be available. DURHAM REGION BLUES FESTIVAL • Sept. 17 and 18 • Regent Theatre, 50 King St. E., Oshawa The first Durham Region Blues Festival will include two days of entertainment featuring musicians, street vendors and food vendors in the Victoria Street Parkette adjacent to the Regent Theatre. The Regent Theatre also hosts The Official Blues Brothers Revue on Sept. 17 at 9 p.m., featuring comedy and from the original movie albums released by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. PINGLE'S HARVEST FESTIVAL • Sept. 10 to Oct. 30 • Pingle's Farm Market, 1805 Taunton Rd., Hampton This popular annual event at Pingle's includes: a main corn maze and mini toddler corn maze; playland and visits with the animals; wagon rides around the farm; apple picking; a harvest market; live music; and a seasonally inspired menu. Pumpkin picking will also be available in October. Visit pinglesfarmmarket.com for tickets and information. BROOKS FALL FUN FESTIVAL • Weekends in September and October (including Thanksgiving Monday) • 122 Ashworth Rd., Mount Albert Brooks Farms has hosted the Fall Fun Festival for more than a decade. Visitors can check out the farm market, wagon rides, corn maze, farm animals, a huge play area and pick-your-own pumpkins. Visit brooksfarms.com for information. WHAT TO DO IN DURHAM THE WEEKEND OF SEPT. 17 AND 18 The 2022 Brooklin Harvest Festival is coming up Sept. 17. Brianna Moses painted a pumpkin at a previous festival. Metroland file photo THINGS TO DO THE ANNUAL BROOKLIN HARVEST FESTIVAL IS BACK, AND SO IS THE BEAVERTON FALL FAIR Six people from Durham Region were part of a group of 18 who won big in the lottery. The group won $2,762,848.20 in the March 12 Lottario draw. Each person would receive $153,491.57. Winners from Durham are Dervin Vassell, Ndukate Ntete and Scott McConnell of Oshawa, Raphael George and Shahram Dehghanpoor of Pickering and Winston Jennings of Ajax. The other winners are from Markham, North York and Toronto. Group spokesperson Lee Donald of Markham said the group of friends have been playing the lottery together for 15 years. "I checked our ticket the day after the draw using the OLG App. I thought something was wrong with my phone. I was so shocked!" he said. Lee said group members have different plans for their winnings, including investing and paying bills. The winning ticket was bought at Petro Canada on Major Mackenzie Drive in Markham. NEWS Scott McConnell is one of six Durham residents and 18 people in total who will share a big prize in a lottery draw held earlier this year. OLG photo SIX DURHAM RESIDENTS WIN BIG IN LOTTERY