Northwest Iowa — While it’s not spring yet, there is more warmth in the air, and it’s nearly time to spring ahead to Daylight Saving Time.
Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. this Sunday morning, March 8th. You’ll have to turn your clocks ahead one hour if you don’t want to be an hour late for church on Sunday morning.
Some newer clocks and the clocks on computers and smartphones change automatically, but many clocks and devices still need to be manually set.
The law authorizing daylight saving time was signed into law on March 15th, 1918, with the Calder Act, which was implemented to help conserve fuel during World War I.
It’s been modified several times, including year-round wartime during World War II. The latest modification happened 19 years ago. While it was called the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and extended daylight saving Time by four weeks, it actually didn’t take effect until 2007.
Fire safety experts remind us that as long as you’re going around your house, changing clocks, you might as well take some batteries with you on your journey around the house and change out your smoke alarm batteries as well. Also, check the date on your smoke alarms. If they’re older than ten years old, they say the whole alarm should be replaced.
Again, remember to “Spring Ahead” on Saturday night.
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