Special to the Lake Panorama Times
This year’s “Fire in the Sky” fireworks will be at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 4. This annual display is sanctioned by the Lake Panorama Association and put on by the Joe Scheiring family. The fireworks will be set off from the traditional spot at Shady Beach.
This is the 30th year the Fourth of July holiday tradition has been organized by the Scheiring family. Donations for the 2026 Lake Panorama fireworks display can be sent to Rita Scheiring/Fire in the Sky, P.O. Box 605, Panora, Iowa, 50216, or via Venmo at Rita-Scheiring.
For safety reasons, the LPA Lake Patrol and the Iowa DNR require boats anchored during the display to have running lights on during the show.
Consumer fireworks can be legally purchased in Iowa because of a bill passed in the 2017 Iowa legislative session. In May 2017, the LPA Board of Directors passed a motion that states the LPA does not consent to the use of fireworks on LPA-owned property, such as beaches, campgrounds, parking lots, roads, the marina, golf courses and community areas.
Both LPA members and guests can be found in violation of LPA rules if they use fireworks on LPA property, and could be subject to a monetary fine.
LPA members also are reminded they are responsible to avoid any activity that could be declared a nuisance to their neighbors, and they are liable for any damage or injury they or their guests cause to neighbors and their property.