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

George Rounds, Chair
Stokes Township
Term expires 2020
P: 218-743-3312
E: grounds@arvig.net
A: 40742 Turtle Lake Road
Bigfork, MN 56628
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
Tom LaMont
City of Effie
Term expires 2020
P: 218-244-1163
A: 105 Hwy 1 E
Effie, MN 56639
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: kporter@bigforkvalley.org
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
Teresa Kittridge
Marcell Township
Term expires 2020
P: 218-832-2018
E: tkittridge@mac.com
A: PO Box 245
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

Board Vacancies:

Residents of the following cities/townships are invited to submit letters of interest no later than April 6, 2020 to fill vacancies on the Bigfork Valley Board of Directors:

Marcell Township
Pomroy Township

Letters of interest can be mailed to:
Bigfork Valley Board of Directors
PO Box 258
Bigfork, MN 56628

By Email
WeCare@BigforkValley.org

Recurring Meetings:

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to COVID-19 the Regular Board Meeting of the Northern Itasca Hospital District will be held via conference call. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

If you are interested in attending the meeting via conference call, please contact Renee Tower at 218-743-1772 for dial-in information no later than April 6 at 4:00 p.m.

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 due to COVID-19 the Finance Committee Meeting of the Northern Itasca Hospital District will be held via conference call. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

If you are interested in attending the meeting via conference call, please contact Renee Tower at 218-743-1772 for dial-in information no later than March 30 at 4:00 p.m.

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

2020 Governance Committee Meeting Dates