Damian Lillard scores 60 points, helps Blazers beat Jazz

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 60 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 134-124 on Wednesday night. He was 7 of 15 from the field and also had 12 rebounds in 26 minutes. Patrick Beverley scored a season-high 18 points and Rui Hachimura added 12 in his Lakers debut. CJ McCollum scored 25 points, and Jonas Valanciunas added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans. They lost their sixth straight and dropped their ninth in the 12 games missed by star power forward Zion Williamson (right hamstring).
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Library Matters - Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022

“Ugly Love” by Colleen Hoover – 103 holdsLibraries closedAll locations of the Burke County Public Library will be closed through Tuesday for the Christmas holidays. Also on Wednesday will be our Oxymorons new adult book discussion at 6 p.m. at the Morganton Public Library. Join us on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Morganton Public Library for our Oxymorons New Adult Book Discussion Group. eBooks @ your libraryThere are 4,144 Burke County Public Library users registered to use the library’s digital collection available through the e-iNC consortium and NC Kids Digital Library. This digital collection includes eBooks, audiobooks and streaming video available to Burke County Public Library cardholders.

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Merry maker vows to savor - Burke County Notebook

After pear season comes crab-apple season in September. The crab-apple tree is not nearly as ambitious as the pear tree, but offers several pounds of fruit as well. Christmas has become for me, as for many people, I imagine, about the “making” — making gifts, making sure everyone has a gift, making plans to get together, making sure everything looks festive and making sure everyone has a good time. I enjoy all of these aspects of “making” Christmas, especially as I anticipate the joy on the faces of loved ones as we celebrate. While looking at all of those crossed-out entries in my address book brought a twinge of sadness, it also delivered a timely Christmas gift.