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Saturday, April 18, 2026
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Former Whitehall teacher Jim "Red" Heeres is shown in photos during his teaching career. Heeres, a lifetime service award winner from both the Muskegon Area Sports and Whitehall Sports halls of fame, was a Whitehall teacher for nearly 50 years and is the subject of an in-production documentary film about his life. Courtesy of the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame

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Former Whitehall teacher Jim "Red" Heeres is shown in photos during his teaching career. Heeres, a lifetime service award winner from both the Muskegon Area Sports and Whitehall Sports halls of fame, was a Whitehall teacher for nearly 50 years and is the subject of an in-production documentary film about his life. Courtesy of the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame