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r Give dry trees a good drink The city of St. Paul is urging residents to water their boulevard trees, which have been showing signs of stress during the recent hot, dry weather. The city owns the trees, but parks officials say they rely on residents to help out with everyday maintenance. . Water the trees once a week for up to an hour with a trickling hose. a Consult with the forestry office before using chemicals such as weed killer or fertilizer near the trees. ■ Maintain cheap of wood chips or mulch, 4 to 6 inches deep and 3 feet in diameter, . near the base of new trees. . Keep weed whips and lawn mowers away from the base of the trees. — Pioneer Press LITTLE CANADA Tobacco Hut loses sales -tax permit The Minnesota Department of Revenue has revoked the sales -tax permit of the Tobacco Hut at 2616 Rice St. in Little Canada. According to officials, the store owes $356,000 in sales taxes, including penalties and interest, for the period from January 2001 to August 2003. Storeowners could not be reached for comment. The loss of the permit means that the store cannot make any taxable retail sales. — Pratik Joshi LAUDERDALE Doherty named to vacant council seat The Lauderdale City Council has appointed Karen Doherty to a council seat left vacant when Jeff McCloskey moved out of the city. Doherty, who had served on the city's parks and community committee, will fill out McCloskey's term until the end of this year. The position will be up for election this fall, as will one other council seat and the L/1llt4 l•Ctj 93- year -old man confuse( BY MARA H. GOTTFRIED Pioneer Press The 93 -year -old man didn't know how he had come to be moved from a nursing home into a St. Paul couple's care. And Alvin Buelke certainly wasn't aware, he told police, that the woman caring for him was holding a garage sale at his old home, allegedly in prepara- tion to sell the house. Donna Marie Murphy, 48, was arrested last week on sus- picion of finan- cial exploita- tion of a vul- nerable adult and released from jail the next day. No charges have been filed against her, and St. Paul police continue to inve Murphy referred to her attorney Tuesds declined to comment. M More park Industrial hygiene technician Aaron Gruber of Eagan chec St. Paul's Central Park. In the background, workers clear the v Its fountain and walkways are long gone as once - elegant Central Park gets pa !3Y LAURA YUEN parking ramp.