Welcome to the holiday edition of 209 Magazine. As we are in the middle of the busy holiday season, I hope all of you take the time to reflect on how blessed we are to live in this region.  There are a number of unique holiday events and traditions that you can only find in the 209 and we share a number of them in this issue.

We also focus on some of the winter happenings around the area like the Modesto on Ice skating attraction and the return of the Stockton Lantern Festival.

Jeff Benziger will share some of his favorite memories of Christmas past and Dennis Wyatt will offer a suggestion for the perfect fitness-related holiday gift.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and every issue of 209 Magazine. We welcome your comments, calendar events and stories. We hope you will support the businesses and charities that have chosen to partner with us. We appreciate them and look forward to being the most relevant magazine in your home, a place called 209. 

Hank Vander Veen

Publisher/Owner 209 Magazine

hvanderveen@209magazine.com