SINGLES CLUB AGREES TO DROP AD CLAIMS
A Dallas singles club, accused by the Texas attorney general's office of deceptive trade practices, agreed in a court order Tuesday to drop advertised claims that it investigates the criminal, financial and health backgrounds of prospective members.American Millionaires Club Inc., a California-based firm with offices in Dallas' Lincoln Center, also said it would inform applicants that some club-sponsored parties and trips carry charges in addition to membership...
Singles Club: Complex Living
The most romantic moment at the Hamlets Singles Club's happy hour on the last Friday night in September was the moment when Lisa Peterfreund kissed Ryan Block. Or maybe Ryan kissed Lisa. It was hard to tell.Anyway, it was a hell of a kiss. Lisa sidled up to Ryan, a tall and muscular young man with curly black hair and raffish mustache, and slipped a hand into the back pocket of his jeans. Ryan looked at Lisa and smiled. Lisa looked at Ryan and smiled. Ryan turned toward Lisa;...
CUPID'S ARROW FINDS ITS MARK AT SINGLES CLUB
ON VALENTINE'S Day, a northern singles club is having no trouble bringing romance to the lovelorn. Since 1999, the Para Singles Social Club has seen nine couples happily wed, with the 10th about to step up to the alter.Club committee member Dorothy Lewtas said the club's success was based on regular get togethers in a group setting.``It's a social club and a singles club. You don't get blokes hitting on you,'' Ms...
Singles Club: Starting over single; Area social clubs put emphasis on friends and fun post-divorce
Thursday night at the Ramada Inn in Guelph and a small crowd, no more than 20 people, lines the bar, ordering drinks and searching for a conversation opener. The mood is jovial, with lots of teasing, hugs and kisses on the cheek -- a familiarity born of years of coming together as the Guelph Boomers Singles Club. Within the group are some neophytes, people who haven't mastered the technique of working a room. Some require a bit of encouragement to get mingling and make new...
Singles Club: Bye-bye blind date
A local singles club coordinates events for like-minded members each month. Organizers boast 76 marriages in seven years. By JENNY HUNSPERGER jhunsper@tucsoncitizen.com It was love at first sight for the Ralstons."I saw her and was hit with the sense that she was a woman who would be very important to me," Jon Ralston says."We had an instant kinship," agrees his wife of just over a year, Nicole Ralston.But it's...