Paul Clark is new Colton super

A barnyard mechanic growing up on the foothills of Mt. Spokane, Paul Clark later spent five years on the Arctic Circle before he moved south to Nome, Alaska.

He moved to Colton this summer to take over as superintendent and high school principal.

Clark came from Curlew, most recently, where he was the principal after he and his wife and his four kids' time (teaching) in Alaska.

The hunting limit, he noted, was five caribou per day, in season.

Clark, 39, a former offensive tackle for Gonzaga Prep, also went to Whitworth where he played football for a week and later graduated with a degree in Fr...