• Judith Chow, a professor at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, received the Sanqin Friendship Award for her research on how pollution is affecting China’s famous terracotta soldiers.

• Live Violence Free’s fourth annual Bowl-A-Thon is April 25 from 6-8pm at Tahoe Bowl in South Lake Tahoe.

• All parents delivering at Marshall and Barton hospitals are eligible for a free home visit for their newborn. A registered nurse can talk to you about your baby’s health, your health, and ways to connect with your community. Call Marshall Medical Center at (530) 626.2770, ext. 2315 or Barton Memorial Hospital at (530) 543.5547.

• Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver meals for the El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program weekdays between 10:30am and noon. For more information, call (530) 621.6160.

• Tahoe Truckee Earth Day will be celebrated April 21 at the Village at Squaw Valley from 11am-5pm. Truckee is co-sponsoring a free collections of electronics, tires and batteries from 9am-2pm in the parking lot at the Village at Squaw Valley.