World traveler LaVonne Feda a homebody at heart

By Stan Rolfsrud, Trailboss
Seeing thousands of people and dealing with the public every work day as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines makes LaVonne Feda Andres really appreciate the privacy of her family life in Edina. She’s been flying for "good old Northwest" for 36 years now, and is definitely looking forward to retirement.
First, though, she has to see two children through college. Jessica is a sophomore at New York University in the Tisch School of the Arts at the Lee Strausburg Institute. LaVonne flies there often to see Jess acting in a performance. Back home, Matthew is a junior in high school with all that entails, including LaVonne’s responsibilities as a hockey mom. Right now they're in the midst of a college search and the ACT and SAT routine.

Grandpa's Attic
LaVonne misses the rural country area where she grew up. She enjoys visits with her 81-year-old, very busy and happy mother in Belleriver. And she hopes her schedule won’t prevent her from attending the Aug. 6 reunion in Nelson. Her sister, Karen, owns Grandpa’s Attic in Osakis. This month, LaVonne took her to New York to do some antique shopping. She’ll be going back to New York with her husband, Vince, next week to celebrate his birthday and see their daughter. Vince is from Hawaii so they've vacationed there often, spending time with his family.
At the end of the month, they’ll be in Toronto to cheer Matthew in a hockey tournament.

Around the bend...
When she has some time to relax at home, she loves reading, practicing yoga, walking and watching movies at home. "I spend a lot of time with my family and a few good friends," she says. The last good movie she rented was "Around the Bend." The sound track was good too, she says. She’s also been reading a lot of Edith Wharton novels lately, ". . .even though they’re a bit morbid," she laughs.