In brief: Visits from Santa, free Christmas Day dinner and more in Carnegie, Kirwan Heights

Kirwin Heights Fire Department and Collier EMS are partnering to bring Santa in his sleigh to Kirwan Heights VFD area neighborhoods 6-8 p.m. Dec. 20. For more information, visit kirwanfire.com.

Trib offering journalism scholarships

Trib Total Media is now accepting applications for both the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship.

The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to study journalism, communication or English writing at a four-year college or university.

The scholarship will include financial assistance of up to $7,500 per year for four years, a guaranteed annual internship with Trib Total Media and an offer for full-time employment upon graduation.

The Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship is offered to high school or college students attending — or planning to attend — a four-year college or university to study journalism, English writing or communication. The recipient will earn up to $30,000 in scholarship money awarded in annual installments of up to $7,500, an annual internship with Trib Total Media and an offer for full-time employment upon graduation.

Applicants can apply online under the Career & Scholarship Opportunities tab at https://tribtotalmedia.com/.

The deadline to apply is Jan. 31.

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.