WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bank Is the Presenting Sponsor of the Seventh Annual Newport Marathon on June 4th Company Also Funds and Staffs a Runner's Aid Station NEWPORT, Ore., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is the presenting sponsor for the seventh annual Newport Marathon on Saturday, June 4, 2005. The company also funds and staffs a runner's aid station during the sold-out race, which draws contestants from all 50 states as well as Canada, Central America, Europe and the Far East. Commercial Banking Coast District Manager Janet Partridge said, "West Coast Bank is pleased to once again sponsor and provide volunteers for the Newport Marathon, which generates business for the local economy before summer break." Featured in Runners World magazine as one of marathon's five best-kept secrets, the race has grown to be the third largest marathon in the Northwest and is billed as "a big-city race in a small-town environment." Limited to 750 runners, the non-profit Newport Marathon also raises funds for the Lincoln County School District Track and Field. For more information, call Marathon Director Bruce Durkee at 541-265-3446 or http://www.newportmarathon.org/. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2004 and 2005, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.8 billion in assets, operating 52 offices in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Janet Partridge, Vice President, Commercial Banking, District Manager, +1-541-574-1162 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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