Family, faith, and the Peanut Festival -- Helmke, Angle families build generations of bonds

For generations, the Floresville Peanut Festival has been more than just a landmark event. It is a cherished tradition, a rite of passage, and, for the Angles, a story woven deeply into the city’s fabric. As the festival prepares to crown its newest queen, Linnci Helmke Angle and her daughter, Kambri, queen-elect of this year’s 81st Peanut Festival court, sat down to discuss a multigenerational journey marked by ballgowns, community involvement, and a commitment that spans almost a century. Roots that run deep Linnci Helmke Angle’s earliest memories are bound to Floresville, where her grandparents ran Baumann’s Grocery Store, a...

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