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GEM TARTAGLIA HAS MARCHED INTO RETIREMENT – Tartaglia (left) and Felicia Value lead the Friends of the Library in La Conner’s 2009 July 4th parade. They played kazoos for the first time – Tartaglia’s idea. For years the group received numerous requests to reprise their “kazoo band.” – Photo courtesy of La Conner Library