Marty Cowdy  knows how to raise money for a good cause

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Above: Cindy Matson removes 9 inches from Marty's beard, while Principal Joan Dufresne looks on.

A resident of Mountain Grove, Cowdy had canvassed for donations to be raffled off to benefit Land O'Lakes Public School. At the end of the Land O'Lakes Public School Christmas Concert, three tickets were drawn for gift baskets and a fourth for the honour of cutting off Marty's beard, which he has grown for many years. Thanks to the generous residents, $1,152.45 was raised for the school.