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Pan-O-Prog Day 8: Huge Day at Lakeville’s Summer Festival on Thursday

July 11 is the perfect day to get acquainted with the festival, as events are planned for the entire day.

Michael Garlitz, Neighbor

Posted Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:49 pm CT

If you haven’t been to the 47th annual Lakeville Panorama of Progress—better known as Pan-O-Prog—yet this year, Thursday probably is the perfect day to join the fun.

More than a dozen events are planned for Thursday, including Beer, Brats and Bingo and the start of the fun fair. Look for a schedule of Thursday’s events below.

Here is information about Beer, Brats and Bingo from Pan-O-Prog’s website:

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Lakeville residents view Beer, Brats and Bingo as more of a reunion than a fundraiser for the Lions. Every year, it is an opportunity to see friends who have moved away from the city, or just an evening that everyone knows to make time for in their busy schedules.

Tickets are required for beer, brats, pop and chips. Patrons can return to the ticket booth at anytime during the evening to purchase more food and drink tickets.

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Each and every year, the Lions Club raises thousands of dollars that are given back to the community.

At 7:00 PM, bingo Starts. Cards are $10 each. Final game (blackout) starts at 11:15 pm. Prizes donated by area businesses.

WHAT IS PAN-O-PROG?

Panorama of Progress, or PAN-O-PROG, as the weeklong festival is commonly known, began largely due from the success of the development of Lakeville's Airlake Industrial Park. Sensing the future growth of the city, community leaders looked for a way to observe. Since 1967 Lakeville has been celebrating its successes as PAN-O-PROG!

SCHEDULE

Click on the name of the event to see more information on the Pan-O-Prog website. A complete schedule is available on the Pan-O-Prog map and brochure.

JULY 11

• 9:30 a.m.—Pet Show

• 9:30 a.m.—Big Wheel Race

• 11 a.m.—Police K-9 Demonstration

• 4 p.m.—Bean Bag Tournament

• 5 p.m.—Street Market

• 5:30 p.m.—Fun Fair

• 5:30 p.m.—Beer, Brats and Bingo

• 6 p.m.—Battle of the Bands, Teens

• 6 p.m.—Bowling Tournament

• 7 p.m.—Cribbage Finals

• 7 p.m.—Beach Bash, Teens

• 7 p.m.—VFW CU@the VFW

• 9:30 p.m.—Babe’s Indoor Dance

• 9:30 p.m.—Movie Under the Stars

USEFUL INFORMATION

MAP AND BROCHURE: Click here to access an online version of Pan-O-Prog’s event schedule and locator map.

PAN-O-PROG BUTTONS: Pan-O-Prog buttons are required for admission into a number of Pan-O-Prog events. Buttons are $2 each and are available at the following Lakeville merchants: Ace Hardware Stores, Babe’s Music Bar; Ben Franklin, City Hall, Cub Foods-Heritage, Cub Foods-Cedar, CVS Pharmacy-Highway 50, CVS Pharmacy-Dodd, CVS Pharmacy-Kenwood, Erickson Drug, Kwik Trip Stores-Dodd, Kwik Trip Stores-Cedar, Kwik Trip Stores-CR 46, Lakeville Bowl, Lakeville Liquor-Galaxie, Lakeville Liquor-CR 46, Lakeville Liquor-Heritage, Lakeville Senior Center, MainStreet Café, Teresa's Restaurant, VFW Post 210, Walgreens-Hwy 50, Walgreens-Cedar.

MEDALLION HUNT: Pan-O-Prog’s annual medallion hunt began Monday. Clues are posted at 9 a.m. each day until the medallion is found on Pan-O-Prog’s website and at at Erickson Drug-downtown, CVS Pharmacy-Southfork Center and Ole Piper Inn-Valley Park. Click here to see rules for the hunt.

Here are the clues so far:

• CLUE #4 - Wednesday, July 10: You can play on the swings, or ride on your bike. From where you park, it's a pretty good hike. You can play in the sand, or slip down the slide. That tricky medallion sure knows how to hide!

• CLUE #3 - Tuesday, July 9: The prize can be found near a school or a park. So look all day long, but stop when it's dark. You don't need a ladder, you won't need a tool. It's not in a lake, though that would be cool!

• CLUE #2 - Monday, July 8: These very first clues won't tell you a lot. But reading them all will give you a shot.

If you start looking now, you'll soon get too tired. But don't give up hope, keep staying inspired.

• CLUE #1: Pan-O-Prog's here and there's no time to be slow, there's treasure to find, so look high and look low! You gotta start somewhere, so here's your very first clue. Be ready on Monday, July 8 for Clue #2!