BirthdaysResidents enjoyed various activities throughout June including

celebrating Father’s Day with a party for the fathers on the 3rd floor, and an Army birthday cake cutting celebration.

We, at Beach House, want to wish you a very happy birthday!

Carolyn C. July 9

Robert M. July 14

Arla D. July 27

Cordelia D. July 28

Archie Y. July 31

Glenn S. August 11

Helen N. August 17

Barbara S. August 31

Be sure to check the calendar for the monthly birthday party!

Memorable Moments

Root Beer Facts

Ingredients

Directions

• August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day.

• Root beer is almost exclusively a North American drink.

• Charles E. Hires was the first person to produce and market root beer throughout the United States. At the time he called it “root tea”.

• A&W is the number one selling brand of root beer in America.

• The A and W in A&W stand for Alan and Wright.

• Roy Allen purchased the root beer formula for A&W root beer from an Arizona Pharmacist. The first batch was made in June of 1919.

• Roy Allen’s root beer was not known as A&W until 1922 when he began a partnership with Frank Wright, one of the employees at Allen’s road side root beer stand in Lodi, California.

• By 1960 there were more than 2000 A&W restaurants, more than the number of McDonald’s restaurants which existed at that time.

• According to A&W, the shelf life for its root beer in glass and cans is 39 weeks, 13 weeks for root beer in plastic bottles, and 13 weeks for all diet products.

• The first ice-cream soda was sold in 1874.

• 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream • 2 qt ice-cold root beer

Fill tall glass mugs 3/4 full with root beer. Carefully drop in 1 - 2 large scoops of ice cream. Optionally, top with whipped cream. Serve immediately.

Notes: Place glass mugs in freezer ahead of time. Tilt the mugs as you pour (a lot like draft beer) to keep fizz to a minimum.

Embrace the World Recipe: Root Beer Floats