East End volunteers name Oxley 'fireperson of year'

THE FIREMAN OF THE YEAR is a fire woman this time. Karen Oxley received the award from East End Volunteer Fire Fighters president Bob Gary at the sixth annual banquet last week.

Karen Oxley received the Fireperson of the Year award at the sixth annual banquet for the East End Volunteer Firefighters Jan. 2.

Oxley joined the department in March 2003 and serves as captain of station 1 and also as secretary/treasurer.

Bob Gary received the chief's award. Gary joined the department in October 1994 and currently serves as president of the department.

James Warner, who moved to College Station, was acknowledged with an appreciation award for serving as chaplain from August 2005 to October 2006.