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Manhattan marks annual Potato Festival with celebration and remembrance

Manhattan was decked out in pink for the 37th annual Potato Festival in honor of Delaney Doherty
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MANHATTAN — The 37th annual Manhattan Potato Festival took on extra-special meaning this year as hundreds of people lined Main Street, decked out in pink and the number 10 in honor of 17-year-old Delaney Doherty who was killed in a head-on crash on Aug. 3, 2023.

The parade became a sea of pink as dozens of floats joined in on Saturday, along with marching students and classmates of Delaney to honor the beloved student-athlete.

Delaney would have been starting her senior year at Manhattan High School this fall.

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