1. In Xinying District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a COVID screening, the opening of an "elderly welfare activity center," the opening of a village activity center, the renovation of a temple, a land survey, a stench from a fertilizer factory, the convening of a parent-child event, a body discovered in a burning car, the making of oyster omelets, a hit-and-run under a bridge, brooms made out of millet and a lantern festival activity.
2. In Yanshui District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a woman who contracted COVID, prayers for the success of a road improvement project, local history tours, a probable suicide along the roadway, a seminar for those wishing to own and/or operate a homestay, an increase in the price of pig's head rice, a "fireworks swarm," a lottery winner and a display of lanterns.
3. In Liouying District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a tree planting activity, earthquake safety drills, a nature walk, a vote to name a dairy farming area, a blossoming of golden trumpet trees, concern over the expansion of a nearby science and technology park, the promotion of a new fruit drink, plans for a new YouBike station, help repairing a house, a traffic accident involving a scooter and a car, a van which crashed into a utility pole, an air filtration system installed in an elementary school and a performance of Taiwanese folk songs.
4. In Houbi District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a smell from nearby livestock farms, a field transformed into a mosaic, work on storm drains, a review of an urban development plan, a market for locally-grown melons, a press conference to announce the start of cantaloupe season, a blood drive, expanded tap water service, work to improve the parking situation around the train station, elections for the position of Director General of the local farmer's association, a disputed election, a vehicle that crashed and then caught fire, work and school cancelled ahead of heavy rains and eggs which tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
5. In Baihe District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...two cases of COVID, a police crackdown on speeding, a cultural exchange activity, a blooming of cotton trees, the donation of shoes to elementary school students, a missing mother, a Mother's Day banquet, a coming of age ceremony for 16 year olds, a reduced lotus crop, Chinese honey orange season, free admission to a historic park, a crackdown on traffic infractions, residents who felt "forgotten" and lunar new year activities at the Taiwan Great Wall Park.
6. In Dongshan District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a visit by two COVID-positive individuals to a corn maze, students delivering baked goods to the elderly, an activity on International Coffee Day, an invitation to travel "the coffee highway," a coffee competition, a raid on a place making "Meow Meow," a mayor dismissed from office, three rescued from a ravine after a motorcycle accident, a mayor recalled from office, kilns damaged by earthquakes and the development of an "agricultural tourism corridor."
7. In Jiali District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a class suspended over suspected COVID, an open air market, cash awards for residents over the age of 100, special traffic control measures during the Ching Ming holiday, a press conference to emphasize the necessity for fire prevention during the same holiday, a fire in a plastic storage yard, chickens culled over avian influenza, a fire in an empty house, a fire in a storage shed, improved sidewalks and new representatives elected to the local farmer's association.
8. In Shuejia District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a postponed "flower culture festival," the creation of "players villages" for local volleyball competitions, a milkfish festival, the construction of a water pumping station, a "hollyhock flower art party," the construction of a multi-purpose sports facility, a drum performance, the illegal dumping of waste, residents dissatisfied with water quality, a lantern taken to Taoyuan, homes repaired after a typhoon and the rezoning of land.
9. In Beimen District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...local elections complicated by COVID, another milkfish festival, a seminar on the dangers of drug use, home visits to discuss disaster prevention measures, a new kitchen built at Beimen Elementary, a corpse found floating in a recreation area, representatives from a temple bearing gifts, a fire in a house, an employee who absconded with 2 million NT, police called in to oversee a contentious re-election and a red envelope for a century-old man.
10. In Jiangjun District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a 7-year high on asparagus prices, a man crushed by a bulldozer, a carrot picking activity, work to spread awareness of fire safety, a new type of asparagus made available, a carrot picking activity, sightings of a rare type of pheasant, talk of renovating the Mashagou Trail, a damaged carrot crop, a music festival, a dance performance and a spring couplet activity.
11. In Qigu District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a partnership between the district office and local shallot farmers, a celebration for centenarians, a dispute over floating solar panels, awards handed out for being a model student, improvements to roads near fish ponds and canals, a donation to elderly residents, plans to develop an industrial zone, a seafood festival, parcels of land auctioned, newfound concern for aquatic birds, purchases of land in a soon-to-be science park and a renovated fishing port.
12. In Xigang District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a blooming of trees in Jinsha Village, a local market, an elderly man who fell off his bicycle, a blooming of cassia trees, a blooming of tropical cherry trees, a closing of elementary schools, a fire in a house and a fire at a food processing facility.
13. In Madou District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a huge fire at a shipping company, a buyback of local pomelos, a flood, the creation of pomelo-related products, the beginning of pomelo season, a promotional event centered around poultry, a new Starbucks with a unique design, an earthquake, construction of a sports facility, police manning speed checkpoints, a reduced pomelo crop and the transformation of an old warehouse into a fitness center.
14. In Guantian District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a complaint over a lack of public toilets in an ecological park, a water chestnut festival, survey work, the opening of a new dormitory at Longtian Elementary, a fire in an old house, help drying mangoes, a serious motorcycle accident, road work along a river, a water chestnut picking activity, a new bus line and a misreported fire.
15. In Lioujia District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a worker with a fractured arm, a temple festival honoring Nezha, a fire in a house, the launching of a new taxi service, a bidding on spaces in a public market, a running activity for charity, the growing of flamingo flowers, an exhibition to showcase local farmers' achievements, the beginning of bald cypress season and a temple giving away silver bracelets.
16. In Danei District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...the strengthening of a mask-wearing policy, a music festival, local elections, a farmer's market, a survey of district residents, free admission for kids to a local "farm," work toward becoming a "green community," a Siraya tribal religious festival, red envelopes for a local weightlifting team and a plan to develop low carbon tourism.
17. In Xiaying District, during the past 4+ years, there was/were...
...a kiln roasting activity, the hiring of two long-term care workers to assist the elderly, the establishment of a food bank, an exchange of seedlings and receipts, the catching of a very big fish, a tree planting activity, a marriage proposal from one senior to another, the wrapping of rice tamales, an earthquake and a repurposed parking lot.
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