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
Vacant
City of Bigfork
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

Recurring Meetings:

Recurring monthly board meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, meetings may be held via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested in attending the meeting via conference call, please contact Renee Tower at 218-743-1772 for dial-in information.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to the Coronavirus pandemic the Regular Board Meeting of the Northern Itasca Hospital District will be held via Microsoft Teams. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Recurring monthly finance committee meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Room. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, meetings may be held via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested in attending the meeting via conference call, please contact Renee Tower at 218-743-1772 for dial-in information.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Finance Committee Meeting of the Northern Itasca Hospital District will be held via Microsoft Teams due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2020.

Recurring quarterly governance committee meetings are held at 1:00 p.m. in the Board Room. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, meetings may be held via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested in attending the meeting via conference call, please contact Renee Tower at 218-743-1772 for dial-in information.

2020 Governance Committee Meeting Dates

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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

Special Meetings

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Executive Evaluation and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Northern Itasca Hospital District will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams.

Purpose: annual performance evaluation of CEO Aaron Saude.