Officials in a Minnesota town have shelved plans to change the name of Stoner Avenue, despite having about 15 of the street's signs stolen each year. The Bemidji City Council put plans to change the name of the street on hold after residents complained it would force them to update their driver's licenses and other documents, including bank records. Council members said they will instead seek options for making the signs less prone to theft. City officials said about 10 of the signs currently need to be replaced. Theft of the signs has cost the city about $20,000 during the past decade. The avenue was named for 19th century area surveyor Marcus Stoner.
The Belmont Park racetrack in New York state said the first three winners on the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks bore the numbers 9, 1 and 1. The Elmont track, which served as a staging area for workers and emergency vehicles in the days following the attacks, said horses bearing the numbers were the first three winners Sunday. "The odds were probably about a million to one," said David Jacobson, the trainer at Drawing Away Stable, which owns the first two winners from Sunday. The pick-three result paid $18.60 for a $2 bet, the racetrack said.
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