The Bar Harbor Times June 11, 1992 Being Potentate is a full-time job dent, is once again playing football years. by Letitia Baldwin after treatment at a Shriners ortho- In addition, Fernald served for pedic hospital. two decades on the board of select- MT. DESERT - John Fernald Candace Eaton, a 17-year-old men. He has been president of the Jr. has a busy year ahead. Florida, Bass Harbor girl who was severely MDI Lions Club, Mt. Desert Medi- Quebec, Ontario and Newfound- burned in an accident last fall, is cal Center and Mt. Desert Nursery land are just a few places on his another recipient of the service. School. itinerary as the Shriners' Anah "She is getting along well. She'll The Somesville resident is not Temple Potentate. be taken care of as long as she needs the first Mt. Desert resident to be That's not to mention the skin grafting to put her back to near Potentate. George Turner was the Shriners' 19 orthopedic hospitals normal," reports Fernald, who says first. He was followed by Horace and burn institutes he will have this aspect of the Shriners' work is Bucklin and Jack Jordan. In Bar visited by year's end, all the paper- especially gratifying. Harbor Charles Shea, Sheldon work at Anah Temple's Bangor A native of Somesville, Fernald is Goldthwait Sr. and Ralph Master- headquarters, Lincoln's July 18 the grandson of Abraham C. Fernald man have served. parade and numerous other duties. who with his brothers started the At year's end, Fernald will step But Fernald doesn't mind the family's undertaking business on down as Anah Temple's Potentate. heavy schedule because he has seen Sutton's Island. He owns Northeast He will be succeeded by Sidney results of the Shriners' work. He Harbor's Kimball Terrace Inn and Winchester of Brewer, and a has chatted with patients recovering Main Sail Restaurant. He ran the decade down the road Bar Harbor from massive burns at the Shriners' Bordeaux Dairy, widening its market resident and Bar Harbor Banking burn institutes. He relates how one to all MDI & Trust Trust Officer Geddes John S. Fernald Jr. BALDWIN PHOTO man, who lost both legs in an acci- and outer island towns, for 38 Simpson will take over.