Alva Review-Courier -

Labor Day weekend is a time to relax before the busy fall season of ballgames, wheat planting and the holidays consume all your time. There's no better place in this area to relax for a few hours than at Progress Park in Kiowa, Kansas, to enjoy a traditional day of doing nothing but sharing a meal of free ham and beans, a sloppy joe, fried tacos or roasted corn with a friend under a shade tree and cool off with some homemade ice cream. Watch kids play games, visit with dear friends and participate in old-fashioned activities like a cake walk and a game of bingo or horseshoes.

The weekend activ...