Bachelor

What a night! "Nights like tonight, I'm not sure my wife is in there," Sean said. Me either, Sean! On tonight, part one of "The Bachelor's" special two-day event, Tierra and the drama surrounding her reigned supreme. We head to Montana, for what hailed to be an awesome day for Sean and the remaining 11 ladies vying for a ring. Three dates tonight, a group date, a one-on-one and the infamous two-on-one. As all of the ladies prepare to rough it outdoors, the first date card arrives.

James and Faye Fisher of Bel Air announce the engagement of their daughter, Allyson Renee Fisher, to Michael Christopher Bouyea, son of Jane Bouyea Casey of Fairport, N.Y., and the late Robert Bouyea. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Bel Air High School and Towson University with a bachelor of science in psychology. The prospective groom is a graduate of Fairport High School in Fairport, N.Y. He holds degrees in information decision technology management from Rochester Institute of Technology and Iona College.

My friend, a lifelong bachelor, finally got married the other day. I drove down to Washington for the wedding and celebrated his good fortune with a few dozen of our buddies and their wives, probably none of whom thought they ever would see the day when this lovely man ascended the altar.The bride was beautiful. My friend, tall and handsome in a dark suit and immaculate white shirt and tie, was a picture of husbandly devotion. It seemed incredible that, nearing his 50th birthday, he had finally decided to take the plunge.

Ellen and Greg Lehnert of Bel Air announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen, to Kenneth Robert McNeeley Jr., son of Ann and Ken McNeeley of Forest Hill. The future bride is a graduate of Cecil College, where she majored in secondary science education. She will graduate in May from Wilmington University with a bachelor's degree in behavioral science and a certificate in child advocacy studies. The prospective groom is a graduate from Newbury College, with a bachelor's degree in computer science, and from UMass Boston, with a master's degree in information technology.

William Bachelor Rush, a retired electrician, died Wednesday of cancer at Ruxton Health and Rehabilitation Center of Pikesville. The Arnold resident was 79. Born in Baltimore and raised on Hollins Street, he was a 1942 graduate of City College. He enlisted in the Army during World War II and was a mechanic on fighter planes and a radio operator. Mr. Rush worked as an electrician for 55 years, was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union and helped wire numerous office buildings in downtown Baltimore.

These days you can spot everything from hypo-allergenic dust cloths to Carolyne Roehm-designed doggy collars while browsing through catalogs. But Coral Springs, Fla.,-based publisher Mindi Rudan has added a new dimension to the home-shopping experience.She publishes and markets the Bachelor Book, a national catalog for single, heterosexual women that is brimming with names, photos and addresses of dozens of eligible men. Ms. Rudan has jokingly dubbed her four-color magazine the "ultimate in male order."

ORIOLES OUTFIELDER Larry Bigbie could become a millionaire without even going to salary arbitration and have his choice of a couple of dozen beautiful women, but he doesn't want to be a reality television star. He confirmed over the weekend that he'll decline an offer to follow in the cleatsteps of New York Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer and be the next The Bachelor, which proves that he is either a solid, grounded guy who isn't looking for any more time in the limelight, or he's just plain nuts.

Maurice F. Mackey Jr., a retired lawyer who enjoyed writing short stories, fables, poems and even a bachelor's cookbook, died Jan. 26 at his Baldwin home of a brain injury. He was 87. Mr. Mackey, whose father was an Irish immigrant and a Crown Cork & Seal Co. plant superintendent and whose mother was a first-generation Irish homemaker, was born and raised in East Baltimore. He attended Loyola High School until 1937, when he entered the Marianist Preparatory School in Beacon, N.Y., to prepare to be a brother, and Mount St. John High School in Dayton, Ohio.

Kelly Auxt , Angela Springer and Stephanie Yonowitz , of Owings Mills, graduated with a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction; Lisa Goldberg and Rebecca Harman , of Reisterstown, graduated with a master's degree in Counselor Education, and Michael Myers , of Pikesville, graduated with a master's degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education from McDaniel College, Westminster. The following students graduated from York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pa., on May 19. Gabriel Ehrlich , of Reisterstown, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Courtney Heller , of Reisterstown, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education; Theodoros Karambelas , of Reisterstown, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Brooks Walter , of Owings Mills, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations; Tracey Carroll , of Owings Mills, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science.

Bentley Fazi and Ryan Deiter Christian and Debra Fazi, of Columbia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bentley Katherine Fazi, to Ryan Scott Deiter, son of Scott and Yvonne Deiter, ofClarksville. The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of Atholton High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Maryland, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminology and criminal justice and a minor in human development. She is currently employed as the committee clerk for the Ways and Means Committee with the Maryland House of Delegates, in Annapolis.

VIRGINIA TECH: The following Virginia Tech students were among those honored at the university's fall commencement ceremony Dec. 21, 2012, in Cassell Coliseum: Andrew Karas, Havre de Grace, who received a bachelor of science in sociology from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences; Nathaniel Haviland, Bel Air, who received a bachelor of science in construction engineering and management from the College of Engineering; Brandon Boehmer, Fallston,...

Hello, darlings. We're back in the ballroom, this time with a bunch of new dancers. That All-Star season had its moments, but was kind of a dud overall. Lordie. Someone's given Barbara Barrie's hair to Kellie Pickler. (Relevant fact about Barrie: She's 81-years-old.) I get that Kellie shaved her head in solidarity with a friend being treated for cancer. But that doesn't answer why the hairstylist tonight hates her. This new Lindsay pro (who I have a vague recollection of from "So You Think You Can Dance")

Sean Lowe of "The Bachelor," the latest addition to the cast of "Dancing with the Stars," knows who his biggest competition on the show will be. And it's Baltimore Raven Jacoby Jones. It was announced Tuesday that Lowe, who just finished a run on the reality dating show "The Bachelor," will be competing on "Dancing with the Stars," dancing with Peta Murgatroyd. Lowe, known for taking his shirt off on "The Bachelor," had apparently been practicing in secret for weeks. Jones is partnered on the show with Karina Smirnoff.

After last night's reunion, Tierra (and her eyebrow) need to hire a publicist. Sarah may need therapy and our dear little Ashlee may very well be a big fat liar -- we learned all this in the first five minutes of "The Bachelor Women Tell All" or #WTA as it was affectionately known. Most were certain that Tierra would play a starring role in the reunion, but I never would have guessed the show would dedicate the first full hour to her. First, each of the women got to spend as much time as they needed to tell they very own personal Tierra-able tales and boy, did they take full advantage of this segment.

If looks could kill ... Last night's show may have been the toughest to date for Sean. Down to three ladies that he clearly has "very strong feelings for," he still had to decide which one did he not think was a candidate for being his future wife. Ashlee, Catherine and Lindsay are all very beautiful girls and each holds a special place with Sean for very different reasons. The only common denominator among the three is beauty. Sean spends a little time telling us what he sees in each of the final three.

Seems Sean did a little recapping of his own last night. Sean tells all -- or does he? We're taken back to day one, when there were 26 crazy chicks fighting for Sean's love, attention and affection (we're now down to the final three). Before recapping the season and sharing a bit of unseen footage, Sean reminds us that he does not at this point favor one of the girls over another -- he cares for them equally. I'm certain this will change after next week's "intimate overnights.

Jennifer Frank, of Reisterstown, daughter of Timothy and Jamie Frank, and a graduate of Garrison Forest School, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Bucknell University. Stephen Wilkes, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student at Old Court Middle School, was one of only 10 students nationally to be awarded an HMH Arts Scholarship from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the HMH Foundation. The scholarship, worth nearly $7,000, allows Stephen to attend the Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp, in New Milford, Conn., from July 24 through Aug. 20. Top scholars at McDonogh School were recently inducted into the school's chapter of the Cum Laude Society, a national honor society recognizing academic achievement.

Ellen and Greg Lehnert of Bel Air announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen, to Kenneth Robert McNeeley Jr., son of Ann and Ken McNeeley of Forest Hill. The future bride is a graduate of Cecil College, where she majored in secondary science education. She will graduate in May from Wilmington University with a bachelor's degree in behavioral science and a certificate in child advocacy studies. The prospective groom is a graduate from Newbury College, with a bachelor's degree in computer science, and from UMass Boston, with a master's degree in information technology.

Ding, dong, the witch is dead! Down to six ladies this week, the final week before trips home to meet the family. Sean and the ladies all travel together via a seaplane to the beautiful island of St. Croix. Given fairy tale accommodations, with girlie glam bedrooms to share, the show begins with Tierra opting to not share rooms with any of the ladies and instead drags a fold-away cot from the closet to the living room and yes, sets her sleeping quarters up there, right smack dead center of the living room.

The final night of our two-night special event takes us to Canada.  Sean seems to be in better spirits after the fiasco in Montana and the ladies were ... being the ladies. We'll have the opportunity to join them for three dates tonight two, one-on-one dates and one group date. Let the games begin. Date Card. Catherin is selected for the first one-on-one date and the card reads "let's find our fairy tale ending. " Let's go! Catherine stands outside in the snow, alone, waiting.