Editing Great Bend, Kansas (section)

==Culture==
===Arts and music===
From 1947 to 1989, Great Bend was the home of the [[Argonne Rebels]] [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)|Drum and Bugle Corps]].  Under the direction of Glenn and Sandra Opie, the corps achieved national fame, most notably winning the American Legion national championships in 1971, 1972, and 1973.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://corpsreps.com/index.cfm|title=corpsreps.com - The Drum Corps Repertoire Database|website=corpsreps.com}}</ref>  The Rebels were one of the thirteen founding member corps of [[Drum Corps International]], finishing in 5th place in 1972 and 11th in 1973.<ref name="auto"/>

===Points of interest===
* The Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village is located in Great Bend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home &#124; Barton County Historical Society|url=https://www.bartoncountymuseum.org/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407192119/http://www.bartoncountymuseum.org/|url-status=dead|archivedate=April 7, 2013|website=Barton County History}}</ref>
* The [[Great Bend Zoo|Great Bend Zoo and Raptor Center]], founded in 1952, contains over 60 species of animals.<ref>{{cite web | title = Britt Spaugh Park & Great Bend Zoo | url = http://www.bartoncounty.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Health%20Department%7CHeartland%20Walking%20Trails%3E%3EBritt%20Spaugh%20Park%20%26%20Great%20Bend%20Zoo | access-date = June 15, 2016}}</ref>

===Sports===
[[Greyhound racing]] got its start in the United States in the [[Cheyenne Bottoms|bottoms]] in 1886 during a formal [[coursing]] event.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Tim Horan |date=February 2006|title=History of the Greyhound and Greyhound Racing|publisher=National Greyhound Association |url=https://www.ngagreyhounds.com/History.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620150442/https://www.ngagreyhounds.com/History.asp}}</ref>

Great Bend was home to [[minor league baseball]].  The [[Great Bend Millers]] team was based in Great Bend in 1905 and from 1909 to 1914. The Millers played as members of the [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] level [[Kansas State League]] in 1905 and from 1909 to 1911, the [[Central Kansas League]] in 1912 and the Kansas State League in 1913 and 1914. Great Bend won three consecutive league championships from 1911 to 1913.<ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=[[Baseball America]] |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Great Bend Boom]] played as members of the [[Independent baseball league|Independent]] level [[Pecos League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-gb11883|title=Great Bend Boom minor league baseball Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatbendboom.com/boom.asp?page=10|title=Welcome to Great Bend Boom Professional Baseball Team!|website=www.greatbendboom.com}}</ref>

The first nationwide [[NHRA]] sponsored event called "the Nationals" was held in 1955, in Great Bend, Kansas at the [[Great Bend Municipal Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhra.com/nhra-101/nhra-history |title=NHRA History |website=NHRA |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117084917/http://www.nhra.com/%28S%28vl5h3145bvkajunbvol2ty45%29%29/nhra101/history.aspx|url-status=dead|archivedate=January 17, 2013}}</ref>