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Owner Tim Millis said the event is a mixed bag of emotions. “It’s been a little bit of a roller coaster,” Millis said. “Everyone says congratulations, but I don’t know if I need to be congratulated for closing this place down.” Millis can still remember opening for the first time on April 1, 1984. “I didn’t think six months ahead, much less 37 years ahead,” he said. “I had no clue.” On Saturday, patrons packed the Main Street establishment one last time. “My wife and I p...

JANESVILLE “Last call!” will be shouted out to customers near closing time Saturday, just as it has at Legends Tavern for nearly 37 years. But when co-owner Tim Millis turns up the lights and does it Saturday, “last call” will mean much more than it has the previous 13,000-plus times it has been yelled, advising patrons they have 30 minutes to head out the door. On Saturday, it will be the final “last call” for the bar that is an institution in downtown Janesville....