CULTURE Seniors take a stab at the...

CULTURE

Seniors take a stab

at the dating game

A dozen seniors citizens proved last week that Valentine’s Day is

not reserved for youngsters, as they embarked on a pre-holiday dating

game at a Costa Mesa restaurant.

Eleven eligible bachelorettes competed for the affection of

74-year-old Frank Darlow at Maggiano’s Little Italy in South Coast

Plaza. Darlow, a mortician and clown by trade, chose the company of a

bright Seal Beach woman who was dressed all in orange.

Darlow and Joan O’Keefe agreed to dine together in the near future

but did not have unrealistic expectations. All they committed to is

lunch, they said. Dessert is still on the table.

* LOLITA HARPER writes columns Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

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