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Phone : 9848 2211Fax: 9848 1976 Email: info@scp.net.auwww.scp.net.au22 South Coast Highway, Denmark.

Issue 1, Volume 5 - August/Sept 2011

Experience our award winning wines from the oldest vineyards in the

Great Southern, matched to delicious local seasonal menus whilst enjoying

spectacular views over the region.

South Coast Hwy & Myers Rd (4km west of Denmark)

Cellar Door - Open Daily Restaurant - Fri to Sun including Friday evenings

Cellar Door | Restaurant | Wedding & Function Venue

pure fresh and clean

Denmark WineryOpen 10am - 4pmScotsdale Road Denmark

www.madfishwines.com.au

The Biggest selection ofGreat Southern Wines in the area

Ph: 9848154622 SOUTH COAST HWY, DENMARK

Email: manager@denmarkliquorstore.comWeb: www.denmarkliquorstore.com

Jack F Ricketts & CoJack F Ricketts & CoFishing TackleCamping Gear

Sporting GoodsHardware

Homewares, Gifts etc.

Ph/Fax: 08 9848 1203Ph/Fax: 08 9848 120320-22 South Coast Highway

Denmark WA 6333Contact Richard Ricketts

CaféWine CheeseChocolate

Enjoy it all... Whitfield Estate 198 McIntyre Road Denmark

(follow signs from Scotsdale Rd) Ph 9840 9016 Open 10.00—5.00 Saturday and Sunday

John Wade

10 Hollings Road, Denmark 0407 984 820Email: john@darksidechocolates.com.au

Website: www.darksidechocolates.com.au

Hand Crafted Single Origin ChocolatesSpecialising in Australian Bush Flavours

Qualified and Experienced NaturopathsFull Herbal Dispensary

Organic Skincare including Dr Hauschka

Ph: 9848 3719Shop 2/53 Strickland St Denmark

For all your quality art & craft supplies, especially

fabric & wool

www.majesticmerino.com

Shop 1 & 3 Palm Court 63 Strickland St Denmark WA 6333

Phone: 08 9848 3678 Mb: 0427 689 028

E-mail: majmer@bigpond.com

Peter & Megan Zuks

34 - 38 South Coast HighwayThe Londesbrough Phone: 08 9848 3470

Computers-Printers-Print Cartridges-Games

Epay

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Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk

Get up close to tingle trees and nature on the world famous Tree Top Walk. Also visit the Ancient Empire Walk.

Open 9–5 (last ticket sale 4pm) Between Denmark and Walpole

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TAKE A NEW LOOK AT DENMARK’S HISTORY!On a wintery day in Denmark it’s easy to see why so many people depart in droves, leaving this picturesque historic town in a state of semi-hibernation till spring. But try and imagine winters in Denmark in the early 1900’s, when twice the amount of rain fell and the early pioneers were faced with carving a life out of a deserted mill town. Unlike today, Strickland Street was a mere cart track that weaved around stumps, and neglected mill houses greeted families after the government threw the town open for settlement. Most of the houses and shops were built from jarrah that had been harvested from Denmark’s magnificent forests by Millars Timber Mills in the 1890’s. The ill-fated Group Settlement Scheme in the 1920’s subsequently saw scores of families face appalling hardship as they cleared dense bush land and forest by hand. Over the years Denmark has evolved from a predominantly farming and timber town to focus more on tourism, wine production, art and culture, the ‘hippie era’ and a passion for the environment. But without the contributions of many committed and visionary pioneers Denmark may well have taken some very different turns. In this edition we celebrate the Ricketts and Binks families – for some very different reasons!

People PowerThere aren’t many people who haven’t heard of the Ricketts family. After all Jack F Ricketts & Co has been a familiar landmark for 35 years and before that, local identity and businessman Jack Ricketts operated out of the Edinburgh buildings. It’s now his son Richard who greets the angling enthusiasts and chats about where the fish are biting. The Ricketts retail tradition has also included daughters Noelene, who was Jack’s manager for seven years in the 1950’s, then later for a further 15 years, and Laurie for four years.Real estate agent John Ricketts (pictured) will tell you that Jack (aka Mr Denmark) was responsible for the development of much of the social fabric that makes the town what it is today. Jack would also be proud to see his grand-daughters Tanya and Fin working in the family real estate business.Jack’s father John Ricketts was a carpenter and arrived in Denmark in November 1907 with his wife and family. Jack was just a few months old when the Ricketts made their new home in a neglected mill house. He left school at 14 and after working as a telegraph boy moved into the retail industry. In 1932 Jack took a gamble and set up business on his own, with tearooms and a fruit and vegetable outlet which expanded into a hardware store and local Elders Agency. During the Depression years many settlers owed their survival to Jack who recommended Elders extend credit to those who deserved a second chance. Jack Ricketts won the Citizen of the Year Award in 1983 and remained involved in the community until he died in 1987.

If you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ve never been to a family reunion. A. BrilliantMy father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it. C. B. Kellard

Quirky Questions1. The song “Maria’ featured in which musical? 2. When will the next Leap Year occur?3. In which state capital is Federation Square? 4. What is Miss Piggy’s surname?

5. How many men have walked on the moon?

HEALTH TIPSSome tasty ways to beat the winter bugs.With the temperatures dropping and plenty of bugs and lurgies floating around, there are many simple yet effective ways you can help boost your body’s natural immune defense. Zinc is essential for immune function, but zinc deficiency seems to be increasingly prevalent particularly among youngsters with lowered immunity. Low zinc status will also affect appetite and is commonly seen in children who are fussy or poor eaters. It is often these children who are most susceptible to bugs. You can boost your intake of foods high in zinc, including raw nuts and seeds (in ground meal form for younger children) and lean meats. Oysters are one of the richest sources of zinc, so why not treat yourself occasionally over the winter months for a healthy immune boost! If supplementation is required zinc is available in a range of forms - tablets, powders and liquid and is best taken just before bed. Vitamin C will assist the absorption of zinc (so don’t forget that squeeze of lemon on your oyster!).Other essential immune boosters are vitamin A and D, so try to get a good 15 minutes of soaking up that sunshine every day. For vitamin A, think orange vegetables. Add a splash off extra virgin olive oil to increase absorption of this fat soluble vitamin. Don’t forget the humble garlic for a natural antibacterial and immune stimulant. Go for Australian garlic and organic if possible. Add a good whack to soups, mashed potato and some wholesome home made garlic bread - complete with organic butter for an extra boost vitamin A and D! Rae Powys ND, BSc. Director Herbal Tonic Natural Medicine Clinic, Denmark.

My own prescription for good health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass. L Grimutter.The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. Lucille Ball

Cafe Guide Cafe Capers available in the following cafesSouthern End Restaurant and Denmark Brew and Ales – Spectacular views of Southern Ocean and Inlet, open Thurs –Mon (lunch), Thurs - Saturday (dinner), Sunday (buffet breakfast 8.30-10.30). Mt Shadforth Road. Ph 9848 2600. Denmark Tavern – Open 7 days 11am till late. Food served Mon-Fri 11-2.30, 5.30 – 8.30pm and 11—8.30 Sat & Sun. 2-course lunch special $21.95 daily (excl. school/public hols). Extensive restaurant menu also avail. Only 800m west of town centre. Ph 9848 1084Café 8 – Great family menu, excellent service, relaxing al fresco dining. Fig Tree Shopping Centre, Strickland Street. Open 7 days 8 - 4.30pm. Ph 9848 2051.Pepper and Salt Restaurant - Closed August, open September 1. Modern Australian food with seafood and spice influence, utilising the best local produce. Seasonal menu; lunch Thurs-Sun, dinner Fri night. Functions and master class chef dinners can be reserved for mid-week. Matilda’s Estate, 18 Hamilton Rd. Ph 9848 3053. The Black Duck Café – Open Mon-Sat 7am-5pm. Al fresco dining, delicious healthy food, smoothies and juice bar. Great coffee blends and specialty coffees. Spot News Arcade, Strickland Street. Ph 9848 3302.Rickety Gate Cafe & Cellar Door – Serving homemade gourmet platters, desserts, coffee & range of Dark Side Chocolates. Enjoy a glass of premium cool climate wines with your lunch. Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon 11 – 4pm. Bookings recommended. 1949 Scotsdale Road. Ph 9840 9503Forest Hill Restaurant – Open Fri, Sat, Sun for lunch from noon. Dinner Friday from 6pm. Cellar door open daily from 10-4. South Coast Hwy, 4kms west of Denmark. Ph 9848 0091. Cuzco Café at Pentland Alpaca Farm - Open 7 days 10-4. Enjoy a cuppa overlooking the farm & karri forest. Group bookings welcome. 2019 Scotsdale Road. Ph 9840 9262.Nornalup Teahouse - Open Wed - Sun from 11.30am for lunch, afternoon tea and dinner; Taste local, seasonal food in a great family setting. Fully licensed with extensive Great Southern wine list. 6684 South Coast Highway. Bookings 9840 1422. Estate 807 Cafe & Cellar Door - Wine tasting & sales. Enjoy the view of Scotsdale Valley from our verandah. Lunches on weekends. Bookings advised. Open 10-4 Thursday- Monday. 807 Scotsdale Road. Ph 9840 9027Denmark River Bistro – Breakfast, lunch and dinner, open 7 days. Casual dining, lovely outdoor garden area. 6 Hollings Road, Denmark. 9848 2217McSweeney’s Gourmet – Open 7 days from 7am to tempt you with home-made gourmet breakfast, lunch and sweet treats. 5b Strickland Street. Ph 9848 2362. Whitfield Estate/Picnic in the Paddock café - Relax with hearty deep-dish pies, local steak, marron & cheese, hand-made chocolate, award-winning wines, homemade cakes and great coffee. Lunch bookings recommended ph 9840 9016. Open 10.00 – 5.00, Saturday and Sunday. 198 McIntyre Road, Denmark (follow signs from Scotsdale Road)

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Gourmet GossipDenmark Brew & Ales Famous Shaddy Pie Shared by Southern End RestaurantIngredients: 1 large onion; 2kg beef (cubed); ½ cup Shaddy stout; ½ cup Demi glaze (Gravox); 300g cubed potato; vegetables of own taste. Puff PastryMethod: Peel and dice onion; place beef into a hot pot with oil to brown. Add onion and sauté for 2 minutes then add Stout, demi glaze and potatoes. Bring to boil, then reduce to a simmer. Once beef is tender and sauté reduces, add vegies. Place in oven proof dish and cover with puff pastry, cook until pastry is golden brown. (Tried and tested by Cafe Capers – verdict 10/10)

Top Drop Willoughby Park 2010 ChardonnayA special occasion wine - or indeed any occasion! Bunch pressed and barrel fermented it has a very full lingering palate in keeping with the generous bouquet. Rich with peach characters, hints of lemon and all integrated finely with gentle oak smokiness there is already beautiful complexity between fruit and oak. A gorgeous drink-now wine or one to cellar for up to 12 years. And food matches? A robust style that will work well with flavoursome main course dishes. It will handle powerful flavour combinations but especially suited to Tassie salmon, rich chicken dishes, crusted pork, savoury rabbit casserole, mushroom risotto. A perfect white for herbed lamb rump as an alternative to red.

I’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often, but I am well preserved. Rose KennedyThe great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it to you. K. Hailey

Pentland Alpaca Stud and Animal Farm A family adventure!Well-known local farmers Laurie and Marg Binks purchased their picturesque Scotsdale Road property in the late 60s, running it first as a potato farm, then piggery and dairy…then a total change 21 years ago to an alpaca farm and tourist enterprise – Pentland Alpaca Stud & Animal Farm. They imported the very first alpacas into WA in October 1990, and one of those original alpacas 26 year old “Pentland Tia” still resides on the farm. She was born in Chile and came to Denmark via New Zealand and Melbourne.The Binks began showing their alpacas in 1995 and have a massive display of ribbons adorning the rafters of the Pentland shop, including several national awards. The addition of the craft shop within the innovative tourism venture was planned in order to showcase the work of artist

daughter Wendy Binks. Wendy is renowned for her quirky Stunned Emu Designs and charming children’s books, “Where’s Stripey” (winner of the Premier’s Book Award) and “Scrambled Egg”, which was shortlisted two years later. Last year Marg and Laurie handed over the reins of the business to youngest daughter Debbie and son-in-law Stephen Maddams and will soon move into Denmark. Some of their prized alpacas will stay on the farm. Debbie Maddams

Fancy that: The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off!The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.How did you find the weather this spring? I just walked outside - and there it was!

Cafe Capers Crazy Caption CompetitionGuess what this little bedraggled bantam (aka Big Bird on a good day) could be thinking and create your own caption!The most original entry will win a family pass to the see more delightful creatures at Pentland Alpaca Farm. Email entries to cafecaperswa@hotmail.com by September 14th 2011. A selection of the best contributions will be published in the October/November edition and on our website www.cafecaperswa.com and Facebook page.

(Pic Debbie Maddams)

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Pentland Alpaca Stud & Animal FarmKoalas fed 10amBottle feeding 3pmLots of friendly & Interesting animalsGallery & Alpaca boutiqueArt by Wendy BinksOpen 10-4 daily Ph: 98 409 2622019 Scotsdale Rd, Denmarkwww.pentlandalpacafarm.com.aufacebook: Pentland Alpaca Farm

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Community CalendarAugust 12: Big Old Bears. The group started as a solo music project of David Croft, but then as friends started joining, the project evolved into a dedicated five piece collective. $20 full price, $15 Denmark Arts members. Denmark Civic Centre, 8pm. (See below for more info).August 23: Julius Caesar, presented by Bell Shakespeare. 8pm AECAugust 30: Often I find that I am naked. A madcap cabaret that takes a look at the single life. 8pm AEC. Harbourside Concert Series, Thursday evenings, continuing through to August 25. This concert series is presented by the Albany Entertainment Centre and features a diverse program of WA’s most outstanding musical acts. 98 445005September 4: Father’s DaySeptember 7: Buddy – The Concert. A tribute to Buddy Holly. AEC at 8pm September 10: The Yellow Wallpaper is presented by the talented Movementworks Theatre Company. The play is based on US author Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 story of the same name. This richly embodied theatre piece uses an intricate set, compelling storytelling, and superb acting to create a gothic twisted tale not to be missed. Denmark Civic Centre. More details at www.denmarkarts.com.auSeptember 16: Bloody Hippies! The presentation of the video documentary, Bloody Hippies! This is a must for anyone who was part of the changing face of Denmark in the 1980’s. Denmark Civic Centre at 6.30pm. (See below for more info).September 24: Herman’s Hermits, AEC 8pm.

Denmark Action.Big Old Bears: This talented group of young musicians combines traditional music with contemporary music to create a new sound with an old-timey feel. With an array of songwriters, raw harmonies and the use of many different instruments, Big Old Bears are sure to keep your foot tapping all night long! 2010 saw the release of their debut EP ‘Tales Of You’, which received positive reviews and was picked up by radio stations nationwide. After just coming back from playing a tour down south with The Waifs, the Bears have their sights set this year on recording an album, and the possibility of an Australian tour with some fellow Perth musicians. For more information go http://www.bigoldbears.com/home.htmlBloody Hippies! is an oral history documentary collection of interviews with key figures in the town’s 30 year history of alternative lifestyles, many of whom are now community leaders, politicians and business people.Although initially not well received, these “hippies” went on to promote a radical cultural shift in the community...resulting in the current identity and immense popularity of this small greenie/arty town. Interviews are linked together with director Valeska Wood’s personal story about growing up in a very small, very conservative farming and milling town during the 1970’s, going away into the big wide world for many years and returning to find a very different demographic inhabiting the sleepy little home town of her childhood. The movie will be screened as part of the Shire of Denmark’s Centenary Celebrations. The project has been supported by Lottery West, Shire of Denmark, Denmark Arts and the Denmark Historical Society.

No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back. M. MeadLast year on Father’s Day, my son gave me something I’ve always wanted: the keys to my car!What a father says to his children is not heard by the world; but it will be heard by posterity. J.P.RichterLucky parents who have fine children usually have lucky children who have fine parents. J. A. Brewer

Photo competitionWhat connects you to Denmark? Regardless of what inspires you, now is your opportunity to get creative, enter the 2011 Denmark Connects Photo Competition and be in the running for some great cash prizes. The competition is the initiative of the Denmark Community Resource Centre (DRC) to encourage people of all ages to get behind the lens and show what it means to live in Denmark. Three winners will be selected from 13 finalists who will be featured in the 2012 Denmark Connects Calendar. You can vote for your favourite image on the Denmark Connects website – www.denmark.wa.au and there will also be a prize for the People’s Choice. Entries are open to residents and ratepayers of Denmark, with all styles and levels of photographs accepted. Entry forms are available at the DRC, 56 Strickland Street, entries close August 31.

Pearls of WisdomWhen you are 30 you are old enough to know better, but still young enough to go ahead and do it! Brigitte BardotThe mistakes you regret the most in life are the ones you didn’t make when you had the chance. H RowlandTo err is human - but it feels divine! Mae WestNo one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. Erma Bombeck Parents know how to push your buttons because they sewed them on! C ManheimIf you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously. Cate Blanchett

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