In his shop just off the Sterling Highway and a few miles south of Ninilchik, Lonnie Lambert is hard at work. Around him, towering aluminum dip-net frames stand as sentries, guarding Lambert’s design of an “inter ring system.”

As of May 3, Lambert has a more formidable safeguard: a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.

With Benjamin Dean Maxon filling in temporarily, four candidates, including Maxon, have applied to become chief of the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area.

In a Friday meeting, Sue Wilcox of the Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor's office met with members of the service area board to review the applicant's resumes and draft an interview schedule.

The four applicants are Robert D. Johnson, Roberto E. Mathis, Jr., Maxon and James H. Price.