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West Coast Bank Sponsors Portland Farmers Market for Third Consecutive Year 10,000 Weekly Shoppers Flock to Urban Marketplace LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is sponsoring the Portland Farmers Market for the third consecutive year. The city's largest urban market features seafood, bakery items, artisan cheeses and farm fresh produce three times a week. The midweek markets are held at SW Park and Salmon on Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. through October 26th and on Thursdays at the Ecotrust building parking lot, located at NW 10th between Irving and Johnson Streets, 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. through September 8th. Chef's demos are held every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The Saturday market is held on the campus of Portland State University, now through December 17th, from 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Chef's demos are held every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. West Coast Bank Regional President Dave Hansen said, "The Portland Farmer's Markets are held within the two downtown Portland neighborhoods West Coast Bank serves with our Downtown Portland Branch (at the corner of Broadway and Salmon), and our Pearl District branch (at 1207 NW Glisan). The partnership is a great fit and we're pleased to be sponsoring the Farmer's Market for the third consecutive year." Governed by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors, the Portland Farmers Market is a 501c6, and receives no monetary support from any government or public agency. For more information or to be a vendor or volunteer visit http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/ or call 503.241.0032. 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: Dave Hansen, Regional President of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-603-8040 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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