CAMERON — If you’re driving out Ohio 78 near Ohio 7, you might see a glow in the sky.

No, it’s not lights from the “sewage treatment plant,” they’re coming, rather, from a residence on Sunfish Creek Road in Monroe County.

If anyone thought Clark W. Griswold, Jr. was merely a fictional character, look no further than Kris Pfalzgraf. While he isn’t famous for his non-nutrient cereal varnish, he is widely-known, however, as the creator and curator of a spectacular holiday lights show that would have Cousin Eddie jumping for joy in the RV he calls home.

“It’s really a labor of love,” said Pfalzgraf, a physical education teacher in the Switzerland of Ohio School District and, for the past 19 seasons, junior varsity/assistant boys’ basketball coach at River High School.

“I really like to do it because it’s something I enjoy and it’s what people like to see.”

For the past decade or so Pfalzgraf’s dazzling display has delighted thousands of folks eager to have their holidays brightened. His showcase certainly does that. With 101,000 lights, Pfalzgraf’s creation has drawn plenty of traffic down his way, as well as praise from light lovers young and old.

“I’ve been compared to Clark W. Griswold and Danny DeVito from the movie “Deck the Halls,” Pfalzgraf, a Skyvue High grad and member of its state championship baseball team, laughed.

Always a connoisseur of holiday illumination, Pfalzgraf first got the urge to turn his home into an electrical shrine years ago while taking his own family through the countryside to see the lights — or lack thereof.

“We didn’t see a lot of people with lights up and my kids really liked them, especially my autistic son,” he said. “I thought, well, I’ll do it at my house. I started adding more and more lights and the next thing you know I’m at 101,000. I just can’t stop now.”

It’s a tradition that has almost come to be expected.

“I just happened to be coming home from a ballgame the other day and one of the first-grade girls from school was there and she said ‘I love it!’ That’s the reason we do it now. All of the kids think it’s amazing and they love it.”

The exact address of the show (if you’re GPS inclined) is 46722 Sunfish Creek Road, Beallsville, Ohio 43716, although the home is nowhere near Beallsville.

“I’m the last person on the Beallsville mail route, the first person on the Woodsfield phone exchange and my kids (Kris and his wife, Heidi, also have two daughters, one attending Otterbein University) all go to River,” Pfalzgraf laughed.

The lights start going up in early October. From there, Pfalzgraf does it between coaching and picking corn on his 32-acre farm.

“It takes 55 man hours to put the lights up,” he said.

And 267 extension cords and plenty of clothespins and zip ties.

“And all the lights come down,” Pfalzgraf said. “If you come to my house in June, you won’t see any lights.”

The show, which operates on timers, runs from Thanksgiving through Jan. 2 from 5-11 p.m. daily. And, there’s a special treat if you roll down your window.

“I have music speakers down by the road and up by the house,” Pfalzgraf said. “We have a myriad of songs on a loop.”

This year’s theme is Polar Express. And while the bulk of the display stays the same, Pfalzgraf said tweaks are made throughout the season.

“I go about every night for about 20 minutes repairing things that break,” Pfalzgraf said, noting the recent rains have caused some issues.

All told, Pfalzgraf’s electric bill jumps about $420 in December. He said costs are curbbed by the type of equipment he uses. He hits the stores after the holidays, stuffing his cart with bargains that can be used for the next year’s show.

In recent years, Pfalzgraf has become a novice electrician, although he’s careful to make sure everything is in working order.

“I have everything checked,” he said. “I never get close to pushing the envelope with electrical things.”

While there are no sparks with the equipment, Pfalzgraf has certainly sparked his neighborhood with the feeling of Christmas.

“It’s fun because I enjoy Christmas so much,” he said.

It’s a beaut, Kris! A beaut!

If you know of someone in sports in the Ohio Valley whom I could feature as an Ohio Valley Unsung Hero, drop me a line at rthorp@timesleaderonline.com or via Twitter @RickThorp1