Shelley Costigan orders a margarita on the rocks, no salt. That part is easy. Now, ask her about the dating scene in Greeley. The club recently began meeting the first Tuesday of every month at various bars and restaurants around town. The next rendezvous will be at Cazadores in Greeley. About seven men and three times as many women attended the August get-together. The ratio of men to women that night at the Rio Grande is symptomatic of the problem, according to some women.
Actually, census reports show a surplus of men in Greeley between years old. Men outnumber women to every females. According to the census, men tend to migrate out of Greeley after the age of It reports 96 men to every women between the ages of Bill Crosler, 60, who is an attorney, was the only man at the Rio for a couple of hours on the night of Aug. Surrounded by four cocktail-bearing women at a round table, Crosler gave a matter-of-fact explanation to the dating dilemma.
Greeley is emerging from its embryonic stage as a farming community, he said. People would travel out of the area to dine out, Crosler said, let alone for other types of social events.
Greeley is just a difficult place to meet eligible men, said singles club co-founder Sharon Herdman. Herdman, 47, and Lorrie Dinner, 51, who are both Realtors, grew the club idea from a weekly tradition of getting together for cocktails while the children were away. There certainly was no shortage of attractive women at the club, or women period, as they found themselves co-mingling more than meeting potential mates. The networking is great, but Debra Reichert, 47, said she is constantly meeting women in her book club and Yoga class.
Professional, by the way, is a. They chose different venues every month to familiarize newcomers to the area. Both women said they hope the club will eventually extend its activities beyond the bar scene to biking trips and movie outings. And even if nothing materializes in the dating arena, most agreed the networking alone is worth it. The Professional Singles Club will rendezvous next at p. For more information contact Sharon Herdman or Lorrie Dinner at By Millete Birhanemaskel. More in News.
