It's 2010, and time for the U.S. Census.

In March, census questionnaires will be mailed out to households. Should you complete your household's questionnaire? Is it important to you and your family? The answer quite simply, is YES!

All it takes is just 10 minutes of your time to answer 10 questions that will influence the future.

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Jobs Available Through Local Census Office

The new year of 2010 gives Tulsa the opportunity to make sure residents are counted through the U.S. Census.

Census workers are needed in Tulsa. Interested applicants should inquire at the Tulsa Local Census Office, 1411 North 105th East Avenue.

Temporary full-time and part-time jobs in the field start with pay from $10.50 to $16.75 per hour. Jobs include census supervisors, crew leaders and enumerators. Census workers are paid weekly, and night and weekend hours are available.

For more information, call 918-877-3420 or 1-866-816-2010.

January is National Mentoring Month

The Mayor's Mentoring to the Max initiative is entering its fourth year with the goal of providing positive role models for Tulsa's youth. Mentoring to the Max is an outgrowth of the 2006 "Building A Safer Tulsa Gang Summit," which focused on real solutions to keep kids out of gangs and end gang violence.

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Be Prepared for Broken Water Lines

Single-digit temperatures are forecast for Tulsa within the next few days.

That means home and business owners should be prepared to deal with frozen water pipes in and around their structures and with interruptions in water service.

Expansion and contraction of soils as the earth freezes and thaws often breaks water lines. The City has waterline repair crews on duty and on call around-the-clock. The repair crews try to restore service as quickly as possible to minimize inconvenience to customers, but some interruptions are unavoidable.

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