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Lessons from ‘life in a bubble’
By B.C. Manion
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Like everyone, Dr.Timothy Bain, a chiropractor from Wesley Chapel, has had to adapt due to concerns about COVID-19. Unlike the vast majority of people,
though, Bain’s adjustments have been more extreme. As the Tampa Bay Lightning’s team chiropractor, he was in a traveling party that spent a combined 65 days at hotels in Toronto and then Edmonton through the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stanley Cup title run.
Bain was “in the bubble” from late July through late September, while games were played without fans in attendance and measures were taken to allow teams to safely complete the NHL playoffs. See BUBBLE, page 11A
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The Easter Bunny, jelly beans and huge bubbles — oh my! Event-goers to the Jelly Bean Fling at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, in Dade City, had the chance to visit the Easter Bunny, grab a bite to eat, make an Easter bonnet, search for eggs and take in a bubble show, among other things. Above, 1-year-old Emma Dewey delights at the sight of bubbles while on her father, Garrett Dewey's shoulders. For more photos from the March 20 event, visit page 1B.
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As museum photographer, Laura Barthle tries to get a picture, Caydence Leasure, 2, gets a little uneasy in the arms of the Easter Bunny. His mom, Tisha Leasure, of Hudson, said: ‘He was better with Santa.’ Caydence was there with his sister Makenna Leasure, 7.
Children and adults were showered with bubbles, at the Jelly Bean Fling.
Dade City boosts IT security system, in response to breach By Kevin Weiss kweiss@lakerlutznews.com
The City of Dade City is taking actionable steps to strengthen IT security protocols to prevent future data breaches and hacks. Dade City Commissioners on March 9 voted unanimously to purchase cybersecurity services from Arctic Wolf Networks Inc., to provide managed risk and managed detection and response solutions, in an amount up to $41,901.88. The action follows a ransomware data security breach that occurred in November, which compromised the city’s website, email systems and online payment systems — which continues to prevent residents from paying utility bills online. In a February proposal and presentation overview from Arctic Wolf, it was revealed the city’s core systems were down for weeks and other components of the network were affected months after the breach; the attacker had access since April
2020; and, there was a $25,000 deductible for cyber insurance. The agreement with the Minnesotabased firm will provide log retention for one year, as well as 24/7 monitoring of those logs. The service also includes monthly vulnerability scanning with recommendations on remediation of detected threats, as well as the ability to allow the firm’s security team to immediately quarantine threats and suspected compromised systems. The company is described as “the market leader in security operations,” utilizing a “cloud-native security operations platform to deliver security as a concierge service.” The cybersecurity service was not budgeted in the current fiscal year, however officials felt it vital to now provide additional protection for the IT and security system. A portion of the unanticipated costs can be funded through the city’s GIS analyst vacancy and changes to some existing IT See SECURITY, page 11A
Northeast Pasco Advisory Committee established By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
The Pasco County Commission has approved the establishment of the Northeast Pasco Rural Advisory Committee. The advisory committee’s role will be to recommend nonresidential design standards to the county board for commercial development located within the boundaries of the Northeast Pasco Rural Overlay District. The northeast rural area is bordered by Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, the Green Swamp, State Road 52 and the Hernando County line. The committee will be composed of 13 voting members, representing a diverse group of stakeholders — similar to the makeup of the group that was involved in the design of the development of the See COMMITTEE, page 11A