Local Girl Scout leads anti-smoking campaign

Anna Head looks of the flags noting tobacco waste in a single area. She is leading a program to help keep tobacco waste from the parks in the community.
Anna Head looks of the flags noting tobacco waste in a single area. She is leading a program to help keep tobacco waste from the parks in the community.

If you think smoking is part of a bygone, “Mad Men” era, think again. Young people, in particular, are still very much at risk. Every day in the United States more than 2,600 youth under age 18 smoke their first cigarette, and nearly 600 youth under age 18 become daily smokers.

Tobacco doesn’t just negatively impact the health of individuals, it also endangers the health of the environment.

Locally,…