The annual Lake Panorama fireworks show will be going on tonight.

Fire in the Sky organizer Stephanie Hafner says that it is the 30th annual showing of the event, funded by donations from Lake Panorama residents through fundraising done throughout the year. She tells Raccoon Valley Radio that the show got its start with her step Father, Joe Schiering.

“Oh, he just had a love for fireworks and you know, his nickname was Pyro Joe. So just something that he loved doing. He’d done it previously in the community that he had lived in Ankeny. And so then when he moved to the lake, it was just something that he’d kind of reached out and put together and organized. And it’s continued to grow over the last 30 years and is the incredible show that we have today.”

Hafner mentions that they are going to once again have the show choreographed to a special patriotic music playlist, and are continuing their partnership with Raccoon Valley Radio to have the music broadcast over KKRF 107.9FM. She adds that Raccoon Valley Radio will be broadcasting patriotic music up until the show, then playing the music that the fireworks show will be paired with at dusk or shortly after, and that listening on the radio will be the best option instead of the online feed, so that there isn’t a streaming delay.