In Brief: Covid changes at South Park rink, free Christmas dinner and more the Carnegie area

Free Christmas Day dinner

Saint John Carnegie and St Paul’s Mt. Lebanon invite the community to a free Christmas Dinner delivered to your home. Meals will be delivered between noon and 3 p.m. Dec. 25. The dinners are available to residents of Carnegie and surrounding South Hills communities. Residents are asked to wear masks for delivery.

To order, call 412-715-5249 or email hospitality@saintjohncarnegie.com.

TOPS weight loss group

Looking for a great Weight Loss Club? Come and join our happy little TOPS group. Lose weight and make new friends. For more information, call Jane at 412-279-6140 or 412-452-6964.

The Nutcracker — online

This holiday tradition continues with the Carnegie Performing Arts Center through Dec. 25. Christmas time brings to life the magical story of a little girl named Clara and her handsome Nutcracker Prince as they battle an evil Rat King and sled through swirling snowflakes on their adventure to the Candy Kingdom. For more information, visit www.carnegieperformingartscenter.com.

WOMEN of Southwestern PA fundraiser

If you live in the Pittsburgh area, you might want to play a Calendar Lottery Ticket with two chances to win daily in January matching the PA Lottery PICK 3 number. Proceeds benefit WOMEN of Southwestern PA, a local non-profit dedicated to helping women and children in need in five counties in the region. For less than a dollar a day, you have two chances to win fabulous prizes daily. Order online at www.womenofswpa.org.

Change made at South Park skating rink to slow covid spread

The Allegheny County Parks Department has made several changes at the South Park skating rink that will be in effect through Jan. 3 to comply with the state’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

All buildings will be closed to the public including indoor restrooms. Portable toilets, lockers and benches will be available outside.

A maximum of 50 skaters per session will be permitted and tickets must be purchased online. No walk-up ticket sales are available.

Face coverings will be required at all times.

Tickets to skate at the rink cost $5 for Allegheny County residents and $6 for people living outside the county. Skate rentals are included in the admission price.

More information and a link to buy tickets is available online.