Valhalla Tahoe Living History Program – “The Reno Cure”

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Valhalla Tahoe kicks off its 2024 season with a living history presentation, “The Reno Cure,” at the Boathouse Theater on Friday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Reno has long been known as “The Biggest Little City,” but it wasn’t just the introduction of legalized gambling in 1931 that brought the town its fame.

For the first half of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people visited the Truckee River town, to get a “quickie” dissolution to their marriage. Local historians David and Gayle Woodruff assume the Reno Divorce Ranch characters of Clive and Vivian Sterling, as they recount the unique, interesting, and often amusing history of the Reno Divorce Industry.

The one-hour program is free, and advance reservations are available at https://valhallatahoe.com/events/ Call David at 760 920-8061 for more information. The Boathouse Theater is at the Tallac Historic Site, located off Hwy 89, 3 miles west of the Y at South Lake Tahoe.