Board of Directors

Bigfork Valley is owned and governed by the Northern Itasca Hospital District, an entity formed under Minnesota statute in 1975. Today the district includes the cities of Bigfork, Effie and Big Falls, 6 organized townships and 6 unorganized townships in Itasca County, and unorganized territory in Koochiching County along Highway 6. Voters of the district are represented by 13 board members, including 2 at-large positions.

The board meets monthly in a public meeting, currently the first Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the board room at Bigfork Valley.

Board Members

Dan (Casey) Sursely
City of Big Falls
Term expires 2022
P: 218-276-2330
E: bsursely@hotmail.com
A: 1412 1st Street E
Big Falls, MN 56627
George Rounds, Chair
Stokes Township
Term expires 2020
P: 218-743-3312
E: grounds@arvig.net
A: 40742 Turtle Lake Road
Bigfork, MN 56628
Dianne Bakke
City of Bigfork
Term expires 2022
P: 218-743-6623
E: getfitbigfork@gmail.com
A: P.O. Box 187
Bigfork, MN 56628
Linnette Davidson, Secretary
Wirt Township
Term expires 2020
P: 218-659-2737
A: 53081 Davidson Road
Wirt, MN 56688
Ken Porter
Bigfork Township
Term expires 2020
P: 218-910-0475
E: porterkenny44@yahoo.com
A: 38719 County Rd 225
Bigfork, MN 56628
Marie Lovdahl
Unorganized Townships –Itasca County
Term expires 2020
P: 218-743-3686
E: lovdahl@bigfork.net
A: 34486 County Road 40
Effie, MN 56639
Meredith Morneau
Itasca County At-Large
Term expires 2022
P: 218-832-3211
E: pinetree45@earthlink.net
A: 41929 Turtle Lake Road
Bigfork, MN 56628
Greg Cook
Unorganized Townships
–Koochiching County
Term expires 2020
P: 218-244-8044
218-212-1008
A: 11786 County Road 5
Effie, MN 56639
Matt Huju
Marcell Township
Term expires 2022
P: 218-832-3899
E: mhuju@bigforkvalley.org
A: P.O. Box 123
Marcell, MN 56657
Heidi Watson, Vice Chair
At Large–Koochiching County
Term expires 2022
P: 218-244-2186
E: heidiwatson525@gmail.com
A: P.O Box 262
Big Falls, MN 56627
Larry Salmela, Treasurer
Carpenter Township
Term expires 2022
P: 218-780-9712
E: meadlake.larry@gmail.com
A: 22838 Rollercoaster Road
Effie, MN 56639
Vacant
Pomroy Township
City of Effie

Residents of the following cities/townships are invited to submit letters of interest no later than July 1, 2019 to fill vacancies on the Bigfork Valley Board of Directors:

City of Effie
Pomroy Township

Send letter of interest to:

Board of Directors

Bigfork Valley

P.O. Box 258

Bigfork, MN 56628

By email: WeCare@bigforkvalley.org

Recurring Meetings:

Some board members may participate electronically.

Recurring monthly board meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room.

Recurring monthly finance committee meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Finance Committee meeting of the board of directors of Northern Itasca Hospital District has been changed from Tuesday, July 30, 2019, to Monday, August 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the board room at Bigfork Valley.

Recurring quarterly governance committee meetings are held at 1:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

2019 Governance Committee Meeting Dates

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of directors of the Northern Itasca Hospital District will hold recurring quarterly governance committee meetings at 1:00 p.m. in the board room at Bigfork Valley.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governance Committee meeting of the board of directors of Northern Itasca Hospital District has been changed from Tuesday, July 30, 2019, to Monday, August 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the board room at Bigfork Valley.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Should a change in a meeting date occur, proper notification will be made.

Special Meetings:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of Northern Itasca Hospital District will hold a visioning meeting commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Marcell Family Center, 49023 State Highway 38, Marcell, MN.

In accordance with Minnesota State Statue 144.581, subdivision 5, the meeting will be closed to discuss marketing activity and contracts.

As part of Bigfork Valley’s strategic plan, its Board of Directors is researching options for alternative governance models, specifically dual governance. Click here for more information.