Scoreboard May Fall

Joe Camel may not be the only tobacco industry promotional tool disappearing from public view in Idaho.

The Caldwell Night Rodeo’s Skoal-Copenhagen scoreboard also may fall by the wayside.

The traveling scoreboards at many rodeos will disappear if Congress approves legislation to curb tobacco advertising.

Although the Caldwell rodeo has a contract with Skoal-Copenhagen for this year’s August event, congressional action would deal it a blow, rodeo secretary Bobbie Farish said.

According to information released by the organization, the U.S. Surgeon General has concluded smokeless tobacco can cause nicotine addiction and cancer. In all, 78.6 percent of daily smokeless tobacco users have noncancerous and precancerous oral lesions.