Odds And Ends - Orval Ens Autobiography

In this autobiographical volume, Orval Ens reflects on a life shaped by prairie farming, education, and community. Born in 1928 to immigrant parents and raised on a farm southeast of Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Enns presents what he describes as a “patchwork” memoir, assembling short essays rather than a continuous narrative. The pieces range from recollections of childhood and family life to accounts of his years as a teacher at Cheremosz No. 4004, Hoffnungsort No. 365, Manna No. 532, Ruth No. 4006, and the Cut Knife schools. Later essays touch on retirement, the automobiles he owned, and other personal anecdotes, together forming an informal record of a prairie life.