Many of our members love decorating their homes for Christmas. But there are not many who do it up like the Scheitler family in Le Mars.

The Scheitlers employ some 100,000 lights, put up lots of antique holiday displays and pass out candy canes to awe-struck children as they bring cheer to folks who travel to their place from all over northwest Iowa and beyond.

It’s all for a good cause. The Scheitlers gather donations from their...