Park County

Park County Nurse is School Nurse of the Year!

Juanita Bueter, RN, was recently named the Montana School Nurse of the Year by the Montana Association of School Nurses (MASN).

 “Juanita Bueter was the Park County Rural School Nurse through the Park County Health Department for multiple years and over time has become so much more to the students and families in our rural communities,” said Lisa Flanagan, president of the Montana Association of School Nurses. “ Her commitment to our youth and communities is beyond admirable.”

Bueter lives with her husband in Yellowstone National Park and enjoys hiking, skiing and bird watching with him, her children and grandchild. She travels on a daily basis to serve youth in Cooke City, Pray, Livingston, Clyde Park, and Wilsall.

 In addition to the traditional duties of a school nurse, Bueter also:

 

• Provides in home visits to expecting and new parents, tobacco education, community connections and collaborations across Park County

• Organizes supplemental programs like distracted driving and human trafficking learning experiences
• Coordinates community health events related to vision, hearing and flu
• Works with Park County Communities that Care Coalition toward reducing risk factors our youth face
• Provides Stop the Bleed and Youth Mental First Aid courses
• Organizes Self-Defense classes through the Park County Sheriff ’s department for rural high school girls
• Volunteers on multiple committees with improved health focuses, and collaborates with LiveWell 49 toward suicide prevention.

“I am honored to receive this recognition. How lovely,” said Bueter. “I appreciate the opportunity to represent school nurses in Montana and our Association of School Nurses. I am proud of the work school nurses perform every day, positively impacting students, schools and communities.”

Bueter will be celebrated at the MASN Spring Conference at Fairmont Hot Springs in April, and at the National Association of School Nurses annual convention in Austin, Texas, in June.

Juanita Bueter graduated in 1991 with a bachelor of science in nursing from Purdue University. She began her career in a hospital medical-surgical unit during a time when nursing and health care dynamics were rapidly changing the profession and model of care.

After several years of intermittent clinic nursing while raising her family, Bueter began School Nursing in 2001 at Mammoth School in Yellowstone National Park, then to Gardiner School in Gardiner. As the dynamics of rural Montana school nursing and public health within Park County evolved, she began working in 2015 for the Park County Health Department serving five rural school districts covering a distance of 125 miles.

Bueter is passionate about the role of the school nurse within public health. Working with children and their families in the rural Montana schools that serve as the social hub for everything from ball games to voting to flu clinics, Bueter’s impact extends to the entire community, establishing an effective path to promote health and prevent illness.

Park County Health Department to Receive MPHA President’s Award

The Park County Health Department, as part of the Montana Pathways to Recognition Learning Collaborative, has been selected as the awardee for the 2025 Montana Public Health Association President’s Award. This award honors a group of individuals, an organization, or agency whose ongoing work in policy, research, a program or a project has a significant impact in public health.

Spring Renovations and Additions

A reminder for those of you starting any spring renovation, addition or building projects!

• Septic permits are available at the Park County Health Department – please visit County website at:  https://login.imagesilo.com/Home/Login
• Greenbox sites do not accept ANY construction waste; the sites without roll off bins only accept bagged garbage or anything smaller than a bread box.
• If you do use a roll off (at Trail Creek and Chico), the items that you place in those roll off bins should be the occasional larger size. Items need to be placed in the roll off bins.  If you’re unable to place them in the roll off bins, please do not leave items outside the bin. Take those items to the City Transfer Station.
• All oversized materials need to go the City Transfer Station.

New Road Foreman

Chuck Hydeman joins Park County as the new Road Foreman!  With many years in city management roles, Chuck is a highly qualified team member, thoroughly familiar with policies, procedures and practices. He has extensive supervisory and administrative expertise over the last 20 years and is a responsive, flexible and intelligent professional with a reputation for integrity, enthusiasm and commitment to excellence.

Part of his past accomplishments also include starting an after-school business that was owned and operated by the students of the high school which helped with funding student field trips. Chuck also started a horseback color guard that the school and community loved. 

Chuck and his wife like the tranquility of Montana. They have lived and traveled all over this great world, from the Far East, Europe and South America.

Park County Commission Meetings

PARK COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS are held every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and typically take place at the City-County Building, 414 E. Callender St., Livingston, MT, in the basement Community Room, unless otherwise indicated.

The public may opt to call in by dialing, 1-571-748-4021, ID 3047645#, PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE UNLESS YOU ARE SPEAKING. DIAL *6 TO UNMUTE

https://meeting.gomeet.com/parkcountycommission,

Questions? Please call the Commission Office at 406-222-4106 or email cahern@parkcounty.org.

 

MEET WITH YOUR COMMISSIONERS

Visit with Commissioner Jennifer Vermillion and Bryan Wells at the following location:

 1st Friday of the Month at 9:00 a.m.

Two Doors Down Coffee Bakery in Clyde Park

 Visit with Commissioner Bryan Wells at the following locations:

 2^nd Friday of Month at 9:00 a.m.

Riverside Hardware *upstairs conference room

107 S Main St, Livingston, MT 59047

 4^th Wednesday of Month at 9:00 a.m.

St. John’s Episcopal Church

8 Story Rd, Emigrant, MT 59027

CONTACT INFORMATION

 DISTRICT 1- MIKE STORY

Term: 2023-2026

Phone: 406-223-1548

DISTRICT 2- BRYAN WELLS

Term: 2025-2028

Phone: 406-223-9162

DISTRICT 3- JENN VERMILLION

Term: 2025-2028

Phone: 406-930-9239

 

County Board Meetings

When county residents serve on County boards and commissions, they volunteer their service for the betterment of local communities and Park County.  Citizens are encouraged to attend board and commission meetings, which are always open to the public.

Board and Commission meeting agendas are posted in the City/County Complex 48 business hours in advance.

 

OPEN BOARD SEATS

• Cemetery Board – open until filled

To Apply:

 https://www.parkcounty.org/Government-Departments/County-Boards-Committees/

• Complete the Park County Board Application form.

 Please return applications to Carly Ahern in the County Commissioners office via email at cahern@parkcounty.org or mail to:

Commissioners

414 E. Callender St

Livingston, MT 59047

 

Work with Us

Join us and experience the job satisfaction that comes with knowing your work directly contributes to the betterment of Park County and its residents. Job opportunities are posted on the bulletin board outside of the Human Resource Director’s office.

Visit our website at jobs.parkcounty.org for information on how to apply.

Engage with Us

 

City/County Complex

414 E. Callender St.

Livingston, MT 59047

(406) 222-4100

cahern@parkcounty.org

 LET'S CONNECT!

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