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Rev. Eric Miletti, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in La Vernia, blesses former La Vernia Mayor Harold Schott and his wife, Lucy, with ashes Feb. 22, at an Ash Wednesday “Ashes to Go” drivethrough service. PASCALLE BIPPERT/ Contributor

Rev. Eric Miletti, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in La Vernia, blesses former La Vernia Mayor Harold Schott and his wife, Lucy, with ashes Feb. 22, at an Ash Wednesday “Ashes to Go” drivethrough service. PASCALLE BIPPERT/ Contributor

Find the final mystery plant below; the contest is a lead-in to our annual South Texas Home and Garden Show, set for Saturday, March 25. Look for more on the show, pages 2-4A, with more coming in the March 22 Wilson County News!

Nine-month-old Sophia Rachael Gilbert happily studies a bright wildflower while sitting among a bevy of bluebonnets March 7, at the home of her great-grandparents, John and Diane Loyal of Stockdale. Mom Gabi Dycus of La Vernia and grandmother Rachael Loyal were curious to see how their pretty toddler would react to the blooms. COURTESY/Gabi Dycus. Send photos to reader@wcn-online.com for possible publication.

Nine-month-old Sophia Rachael Gilbert happily studies a bright wildflower while sitting among a bevy of bluebonnets March 7, at the home of her great-grandparents, John and Diane Loyal of Stockdale. Mom Gabi Dycus of La Vernia and grandmother Rachael Loyal were curious to see how their pretty toddler would react to the blooms. COURTESY/Gabi Dycus. Send photos to reader@wcn-online.com for possible publication.

Haley Raabe of Sutherland Springs collects her prize Feb. 14, as the winner of our Mystery Plant contest. Haley won a $25 gift certificate from White Lightning Liquor in La Vernia, after her entry was selected at random from those correctly identifying agarita from the photo in our Feb. 8 issue. Blanca Wittmer of La Vernia also is a winner in the contest; she identified the yellow butterfly vine pictured in the Jan. 18 issue.

Haley Raabe of Sutherland Springs collects her prize Feb. 14, as the winner of our Mystery Plant contest. Haley won a $25 gift certificate from White Lightning Liquor in La Vernia, after her entry was selected at random from those correctly identifying agarita from the photo in our Feb. 8 issue. Blanca Wittmer of La Vernia also is a winner in the contest; she identified the yellow butterfly vine pictured in the Jan. 18 issue.

Congratulations to Andy Eubanks, the winner of our Mystery Plant contest; he was among the few to identify Texas virgin’s bower from the photo in our Feb. 1 issue; his prize was an oil change, courtesy of Koepp Chevrolet in La Vernia.

Congratulations to Andy Eubanks, the winner of our Mystery Plant contest; he was among the few to identify Texas virgin’s bower from the photo in our Feb. 1 issue; his prize was an oil change, courtesy of Koepp Chevrolet in La Vernia.

Dorothy Kotara of Kosciusko collects her prize, a $25 gift certificate to The Flower Basket in Floresville, as the winner of Week 5 in our Mystery Plant contest. Her entry was selected at random from those correctly identifying American basketflower from the photo in our Feb. 15 issue.

Dorothy Kotara of Kosciusko collects her prize, a $25 gift certificate to The Flower Basket in Floresville, as the winner of Week 5 in our Mystery Plant contest. Her entry was selected at random from those correctly identifying American basketflower from the photo in our Feb. 15 issue.

Allen Wittmer of La Vernia collects a $25 gift certificate to Witte’s Barbecue & Steak House in La Vernia from Wilson County News Editor Nannette Kilbey- Smith March 9. He and his wife, Blanca, were the only readers to guess the plant pictured in our Feb. 1 issue was hickory.

Allen Wittmer of La Vernia collects a $25 gift certificate to Witte’s Barbecue & Steak House in La Vernia from Wilson County News Editor Nannette Kilbey- Smith March 9. He and his wife, Blanca, were the only readers to guess the plant pictured in our Feb. 1 issue was hickory.