Have you adjusted your driving to meet the realities of high gasoline prices here in Wonder Lake? If so, you have plenty of company. Many people simply aren’t driving as much because of the are paying more at the pump.There isn’t much you can do about the cost of gasoline, or diesel fuel in Wonder Lake if your vehicle happens to run on that. Fortunately, however, cars, trucks and SUVs these days

A friend used to say “Brakes are overrated.” Of course, as an aircraft mechanic for the Marines, he also used to say of aircraft that “wings are overrated.” He meant nothing of the kind. In fact, he was joking because, in truth, whether talking about brakes or wings, he was talking about something that is absolutely essential to the vehicle.Since most of us here in McHenry don’t fly Harrier

Winter in McHenry is rough on a car. Between the ice, snow, sleet and freezing rain, mixed with road salt, a car’s finish is under attack from the elements. In the summer, it’s the sun. In the winter, the sun can still cast its UV rays your car’s way but you’ve also got those other elements listed above.The solution is to find a carwash in McHenry or the surrounding area where you can do something

The sun rises in Wonder Lake today at 7:22 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 10, and it sets at 4:39 p.m. That’s not the shortest day of the year but it’s only 9 hours and 17 minutes of daylight. Consider that the longest day of the year, June 21, the sun will rise at 5:16 a.m. (adjusted by an hour when we jumped the clocks forward one hour on March 12) and will set at 8:33 p.m. That represents a 15-hour and