STEINBACH, MB

Local man William ‘Devil Anse’ Friesen incited the wrath of the neighbouring Loewen family after mowing his lawn on a lovely Sunday afternoon.

“Us Loewens never did like those Friesens,” said family matriarch and sharp-shooter Trinnie Loewen. “And then that old had to disturb my by starting up his mower on a Sunday, yet. Well, that was the last straw!”

Although accounts differ, witnesses say that Trinnie Loewen fired her shot-gun over the fence into the Friesen yard, though Loewen supporters say she was just shooting at a nuisance beaver. That shot, known locally as ‘the shot heard ’round Reimer Avenue,’ roused the anger of the Friesen clan who quickly ran to the shed to get their firearms.

“When that crazy biddy took a shot at my mower I knew it was time to round up the

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