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BY JAY BOBBIN Since "A Welcome Home Christmas" deals with the reacclimation of returning war veterans (and will be shown on Veterans Day as well), was that theme a big lure for you? I read the script and I started to cry ... with the weight of the veterans (theme), I'd never done something like that before. There was something really special about it, and I told my managers and agent, "I have to do this one. It just feels right." I loved the message behind it, and the ending. I'd never cried reading a Christmas-movie script before. How was it for you to film "A Welcome Home Christmas" during the coronavirus pandemic? It was challenging. We had to shut down a lot; we didn't even think the film was going to end up being made but we were able to power through, and I feel we were all really good teammates in working together around the stress. The first week, I came down with pneumonia. I'd never had it before, so I don't know if I actually ended up having COVID. We had to shut down then, then the next Wednesday, we had to shut down again because a positive test came back. And the third time, I was like, "We're done. There's no way we're going to be able to do this." It ended up taking a month, and our joke was that we couldn't get past a Wednesday. What are your own Christmases like? It used to not be my favorite holiday. My parents are divorced, and I felt like we always had to go from house to house ... but I love Christmas now, because I get to create the traditions with my kids. This year, though, my husband is like, "You are not decorating as early as you did last year!" I put them up on Nov. 1, and he said, "This year, you are putting them up after Thanksgiving." OF 'A WELCOME HOME CHRISTMAS' ON LIFETIME Jana Kramer November 2 - 8, 2020 Page 9 InFocus A D F S P E E A L U O N A D A N S U M F S D T X A R V A H V E N S C H E M I N G E R E N A W U H C I C E Y S U F E G L D P X P U L R N A S Y G U J R E E V E S O E R C P R B K E T C H P I W U T R K E K W H E C A T O B Q Y S P E N E D R M A E P L R M I R N Z L A U R I E S O I K V A E D R O E V Q U R T V T I J M N U P U E X C K A E M I E N O S N W T C E L E R C H C K E G E C M W O D A W N K N S R E S T A K I H Z U V E E H R S E K H N C T A N F C E R word search solution "This Joka: Season 1" (Quibi — series premiere, Nov. 23) Will Smith is host and executive producer of this 16-episode, original stand-up comedy series that invites a diverse array of comics, from up-and-coming talents to leg- ends, to explore the nature of comedy and its unique ability to bring people togeth- er. Among those appearing are Sean Patton, Rosebud Baker, Shane Torres, Clay- ton English and George Wal- lace. (ORIGINAL) Solution on page 2 Your message could be here! Call 574-533-2151 ext. 345

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