LOGAN Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, giving residents an extra hour as clocks ‘fall back’ one hour this weekend.
First introduced in the United States during World War I to conserve energy, Daylight Saving Time became a standard practice nationwide by the sixties. Originally intended to provide more daylight hours during summer evenings, the practice now shifts clocks twice a year.
As clocks reset early Sunday (November third) morning at two o'clock. Safety officials recommend checking smoke alarm batteries and updating emergency preparedness plans.
The time change means shorter days and earlier sunsets as the fall season moves forward and winter approaches. On just needs to set back clocks one hour before bedtime Saturday the second.