March 8 - Daylight Saving Time

On the second Sunday in March in the United States of America, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is currently put to use. 

The practice is designed to give people an extra hour of sunlight in the evening hours. This is done by setting the clock ahead one hour at a predetermined date each year. 

The practice of Daylight Saving Time (DST) advances clocks during the summer months. It causes us to lose an hour for one day. 

However, the practice allows people to get up earlier in the morning and experience more daylight in the evening.  

Typically, users of DST adjust clocks forward one hour near the start of spring. Then, they change them back again in the autumn. 

The system has received both advocacy and criticism. Setting clocks forward benefits retail business, sports, and other activities exploiting sunlight after working hours.  

However, the practice causes problems for evening entertainment and other activities tied to the sun or darkness. For example, farming and fireworks shows are both affected. 

Although some early proponents of DST aimed to reduce evening use of incandescent lighting (formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling), usage patterns differ greatly. 

Additionally, research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory. 

Problems sometimes caused by DST clock shifts include:

 

• • they complicate timekeeping 
• • can disrupt meetings, travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, 
• • it especially impacts sleep patterns 

Software can often adjust computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited and error-prone. 

Programming is particularly problematic when various jurisdictions change the dates and timings of DST changes. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Besides adjusting our clocks, it’s important to adjust our sleep schedules, too. Many of us go into the time change sleep deprived. Don’t do this during Daylight Saving weekend.  

Start preparing your body and anyone in your household for an earlier bedtime. That includes pets. Their potty and feeding schedules will need to be adjusted, too. Start a few days before if at all possible.  

In the end, you and your entire household will be able to benefit from the additional sunlight in the evenings by enjoying outdoor activities without feeling the drag of lack of sleep. 

Of course, most importantly, be sure to turn your clocks forward and use #DaylightSavingTime or #SpringForward to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

In 1895, British-born New Zealand entomologist and astronomer George Vernon Hudson proposed the modern version of daylight saving. 

Germany and Austria-Hungary were the first countries to use it starting on April 30, 1916. 

The energy crisis in the 1970s accelerated the growth of Daylight Saving Time. 

It has been argued that more natural light in the evening hours uses less electricity due to less artificial lighting requirements. Many retail shops and tourist attractions also enjoy more business.

DATES 

March 14. 2021 
March 13, 2022 
March 12. 2023 
March 10, 2024 
March 09, 2025 
March 08, 2026 
March 14, 2027 
March 12, 2028 
March 11, 2029 

March 10, 2030  

#SpringForward 

@nichecinema 

March 8 - National Oregon Day

Happy National Oregon Day! Today we observe the 33rd state to join the union back on February 14, 1859. 

This coastal U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscape of forests, mountains, farms and beaches.  

The city of Portland is famed for its quirky, avant-garde culture and is home to iconic coffee shops, boutiques, farm-to-table restaurants and microbreweries. Highlights include the Native American art in the Portland Art Museum, the Japanese Garden and the Lan Su Chinese Garden. 

Oregon’s climate enjoys the warm Pacific air west of the Cascade Mountains and in the lush Willamette Valley. More extreme temperature ranges are experienced in Oregon’s high desert. 

Populations of Nez Perce, Chinook, Mollalla, and others settled along the Columbia River Gorge, Klamath Basin, and points east. Many of the first European explorers to arrive sought the elusive Northwest Passage 

The Corps of Discovery Expedition followed the Colombia River Gorge, reaching the Pacific Ocean in November of 1805. They would winter at Ft. Clatsop. Soon, pioneers would follow along what would become the Oregon Trail. 

The gorge was created from volcanic lava flows and glacial floods. Windsurfers flock to the Columbia due to the powerful, steady winds off of the Cascade Mountains.  

Kayaking, biking, hiking, skiing and many other outdoor adventures can be found up and down the Gorge, but its icy crown is Mt. Hood. The Stratovolcano’s last eruption occurred in 1865 and was named after Royal Navy Officer Lord Samuel Hood. 

South along the Cascade Range, a sleeping volcano forms the mysterious Crater Lake. A well-planned hike along the trails to the remote brilliant, blue waters of the deepest lake in the U.S. is worth the effort. 

The pristine volcano is a wonder to see. Eastern Oregon takes on the color of a sunset in the undulating Painted Hills near Mitchell. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Explore all the wonders of Oregon! Join National Day Calendar® as they celebrate the state’s history, people and culture. Uncover hidden treasures and explore Oregon’s diverse landscapes! Use #NationalOregonDay to share on social media. 

Hidden Treasures 

The Great Salt Lick – Baker City 
Enchanted Forest – Turner 
The Wreck of Peter Iredale – Warrenton 
Mills End Park – Portland 
Haystack Rock – Cannon Beach 

We also observe theme famous figures born in Oregon of whom are still recognized for their past accomplishments, heroics, talents, ingenuity and innovations: Chief Comcomly, Tsin-is-tum, George Dantzig, Minoru Yasui, Linus Pauling, James Beard, Bill Bowerman, Beverly Cleary, Douglas Engelbart and Steve Prefontaine. 

Visit the link below to see those of notable birth who were not mentioned on the list above:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Oregon 

Here's to The Beaver State! 

#NationalOregonDay 

@loneblockbuster 

@oregonfootball 

@CraterLakeNPS 

@nichecinema