Mary Marion holds a Masters of Music Education degree from Drake University (1964-1969) in Des Moines, Iowa. Music Education has indeed been her whole life. Mary taught 7-9 vocal music in Michigan City, Indiana (1969-1971), taught K-12 vocal music in Groton (1971-1979) and recently retired from 38 years of teaching. 28 of those years were in the Aberdeen Public Schools (1983-2011) where she was an Elementary Music Specialist at C. C. Lee Elementary, directed the Freshmen Choirs at Central High School in Aberdeen, enjoyed music with the Special Needs class-rooms and was the Coordinator of the Central Show Choirs. Mary teaches private piano and is Music Director at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. During the summers Mary works as Music Director for the Aberdeen Community Theatre musicals and for 18 years was Music Director for South Dakota 4-H Performing Arts. She presently accompanies for two of the voice studios at Northern State University and was the rehearsal pianist for Northern musical productions such as "Phantom of the Opera", "Xanadu" and "Legally Blonde". Marion was presented the Outstanding Arts Educator Award by the Aberdeen Arts Council, and was named a Meritorious Music Educator by the South Dakota Music Educators for 35 years of teaching. Mary is married to husband Mark and they have two children – Patrick, who teaches private piano and is Musical Director for two theatre companies in San Diego, CA, and wife Sarah, and daughter Jennie, who is a Product Manager for Meta Bank, husband Rob and son RJ who live in Sioux Falls.

Ted Powell, a native of Wessington Springs and a Graduate of the Yankton College Conservatory of Music with additional studies completed at the University of South Dakota Mr. Powell taught in Woonsocket, Wessington Springs, Alcester-Hudson, and Yankton Public Schools as the 9-12 Instrumental Director and Music Department Chairman.

He was active in Marching Band , Pep Band, Concert Band, Jazz band. All State band Host Chairman (two) times, a member of South Dakota Bandmasters and Phi Beta Mu.

While a band director he assisted in having the marching bands travel all over the United States. The Wind Ensemble at Yankton High School received 19 straight supe-riors at Large Group Contest.

Presently he is Organist and Music Department Chair at United Church of Christ-Congregational in Yank-ton. Mr. Powell lives in Yankton with his wife Jennifer, they have 4 children and a granddaughter