HELENA – Long standing Helena institution Bert and Ernie’s has bid customers adieu. After 48 years of business, the Helena hub, a downtown mainstay where everybody knows your name, turned off its lights on Dec. 1, for good. The owner said he is leaving the restaurant business after working seven days a week for 33 years. Four Montana ranch families organized as Old Salt Co-op are working toward purchasing the 12,000-square-foot building to develop a retail meat market, café and restaurant, according to a statment.
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