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Check Written by Otto H. Thede for the Sebewaing Brewing Company

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Cancelled CheckMark W. Rummel posted this photo on August 11, 2015 in the Facebook Group “You know you are from Sebewaing, MI when …”.  He said:

“For sale today on eBay: Here’s a cancelled check from the Sebewaing Brewing Company in 1953, signed by Treasurer Otto Thede. Since the only financial company in town was Farmers & Merchants State Bank, it’s drawn on them.

You could own this memory of Sebewaing, if you place the winning bid.”

Here are the comments from the post:

Brian K. Schwartz Who’s it made out to?

Judy Terrill Looks like Sebewaing Laboratories Inc

Chuck Sterling Schwang, Schwarz?

Brian K. Schwartz Looks like Schwang.

Jo Ann Parsell Looks like Schwarz Lab. Maybe they were purchasing brewing yeast from them.

Betty Guenther I think Seb hist society has some

Thank you to Mark W. Rummel for this post and all of those who took the time to comment in Facebook.

Sugar Festival Parade Tribute

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Scott M. Thede posted a question on July 16, 2015 in the Facebook Group “You know you are from Sebewaing, MI when …”.  He said:

“Throughout the 1970’s, the Sugar Festival Parade would start around 10:30am on Saturday morning and march East down East Main Street turning at my home next to the Sebewaing Brewing Company and finish on South 5th Street. A float with a band would stop directly in front of the vacant brewery buildings and play a tune in remembrance of it. What was that band’s name, member names, and what tune did they play?”

Here are the comments from the post:

Jim N Connie Bunke The Pickle Band? They still play in front of the vacant plot every year. Um, it is a tune I should be able to give a name to.

Scott M. Thede Thank you Connie!

Jim N Connie Bunke I am not sure about the group’s name though. upset emoticon I’m sure someone knows.

Mark W Rummel I didn’t know that, but I LOVE the tradition. Great question, Beer Man Scott. Thanks!

Arlene Nimtz Schweitzer What about the oink ‘s.. they had a band??

Lynn Zuzga i am sure it was the oink band

Jim N Connie Bunke Mark, for as long as Jim & I have lived in Sebewaing (’78, ’79) that has been in the parade. I wasn’t sure about the band’s name. Thanks!

Pricilla Tietz Pretty sure it’s Onik. They play in the parade every year (including this one).

Dawn Mcgowan-Hartman The Pickle band has disbanded. I am sure it was the OINKS

Carol Sattler Did they play “Roll Out the Barrel?”

Jim N Connie Bunke I thought a funeral type song?

Jerry Deeg They always played TAPS when I went to the parade!

Jim N Connie Bunke THAT’S IT! Again, thanks!

Scott M. Thede Thank you all. I am gathering from the comments that the band name is the OINKS and the tune is TAPS.

Mark W Rummel Playing “Taps” for the brewery works two ways, of course… remembering the closing of the brewery and remembering beer taps. Nicely done!

Dave Childs I’VE MARCHED THAT ROUTE IN JR & SR BANDS & NEVER NEW OR HEARD OF THAT, COOL.

Amy Wojciechowski We always sat at the brewery location and the highlight of the parade was TAPS! I didn’t understand nor appreciate it until I was older.

David Eberlein Sr. Most likely the Oinks Band

Bob Fournier Oinks Dick Juengel Miles Miller and the boys played. Pickle in Unionville was the last sponsor. He or warren J would know them all.

Thank you to all of those who took the time to comment in Facebook.

Best Known Beverages from Sebewaing

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Case VariationsMark W. Rummel posted this photo on March 26, 2015 in the Facebook Group “You know you are from Sebewaing, MI when …”.  He said:

Happy July 4th Weekend, everyone!

Our hometown of Sebewaing was known for beverages, and memories of our two best-known beverages are for sale today on eBay.

First is an old wooden Old Style Beer crate, with stenciled letters. THIS is old, and I’d say from the mid 1940s (Beer Guru Scott Scott M. Thede knows for sure.) Second is a traditional red/maroon Sebewaing Beer case which were used until the mid 1960s, when the brewery closed.

Both of these held 24 long-neck bottles, which was the only style of bottle used by the brewery until about 1960. I especially like the phrase “Case Not Sold” on the wood crate — they wanted all those crates back, to be reused!

Finally, there’s a Krauss Dairy quart milk bottle for sale today, too, from our wonderful hometown dairy run by Roland Krauss (Sr.) and brother-in-law Frank Gregory (Sr.) Boy, do I miss Krauss Dairy chocolate milk!

You could own one, two or all three of these Sebewaing memories…

Here are the comments from the post:

Julianne Eisele Mark, you weave a nice tale of my hometown.

Betty Guenther What was the slogan? You can beat our —– but you can’t whip our ??

Shirley Roemer You can whip our cream, but you can’t beat our milk!

Betty Guenther Thanks for the brain boost.

Mark W Rummel Another Krauss Dairy truck said, “All We Are, We Owe To Udders.” Sam Lupp painted all those truck sayings.

Graham G Krauss Great memories (mammaries) Those were the days. Peace to all. G.K.

Connie Elise McNaughton Fond memories in my childhood!

Mortin Hapcraft Icons from the past-they are burned into the brain!

Thank you to Mark W. Rummel for this post and all of those who took the time to comment in Facebook.