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This year, 2008, Daylight Savings Time officially ends on the first Sunday in November, specifically on November 2.  At 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, time rolls backwards and becomes

1:00 a.m. local standard time.  These dates were established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 (2005).

Not all places in the U.S. observe daylight time. In particular, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not use it.

* In 2009, daylight time begins on March 8 and ends on November 1.
Many countries observe some form of "summer time", but they do not necessarily change

their clocks on the same dates as the U.S.

Although standard time in time zones was instituted in the U.S. and Canada by the railroad

s in 1883, it was not established in U.S. law until the Act of March 19, 1918, sometimes called the Standard Time Act. The act also established daylight saving time, a contentious idea then. Daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, but standard time in time zones remained in law. Daylight time became a local matter. It was re-established nationally early in World War II, and was continuously observed from 9 February 1942 to 30 September 1945. After the war its use varied among states and localities. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 provided

standardization in the dates of beginning and end of daylight time in the U.S. but allowed for local exemptions from its observance. The act provided that daylight time begin on the last Sunday in April and end on the last Sunday in October, with the changeover to occur at 2 a.m. local time.
During the "energy crisis" years, Congress enacted earlier starting dates for daylight time. In 1974, daylight time began on 6 January and in 1975 it began on 23 February. After those two years the starting

date reverted back to the last Sunday in April. In 1986, a law was passed that shifted the starting date of daylight time to the first Sunday in April, beginning in 1987. The ending date of daylight time was not subject to such changes, and remained the last Sunday in October. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed both the starting and ending dates. Beginning in 2007, daylight time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

A 5k walk will be held to raise funds for suicide prevention.  Registration begins at 8:30am at Parker Square.  All proceeds will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  For more information go to www.afsp.org