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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Then and Now: Universal Auto Company

Stretching from the Model T to the Model A era, the Universal Auto Company was a Ford car dealership that began operation on Havermale Island. The name was likely borrowed from Ford’s nickname for the Model T as the “universal car,” referencing the car as a platform that could serve as a passenger car or adapted as a truck or cargo van. Fifteen million Model Ts were sold between 1908 and 1926.

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YWCA Women of Achievement awards: Kalispel Tribe career director Colene Rubertt shows young people what they can do

Colene Rubertt was impressed by the warmth and caring of the Kalispel Tribe long before she began working there. Her work with the tribe as the director of special projects and director of career training, impacting everything from workforce training to the tribal food bank, is being recognized with the 2024 YWCA Women of Achievement Business and Industry award.