WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bank Sponsors the Les Schwab Bowl, Featuring the Best of Oregon's Graduating Football Players North vs. South All Star Game Will Be Held June 25th Game at PGE Park LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is a major sponsor of the Les Schwab Bowl, the premier summer football game which pits the best of the 4A high school graduating seniors from northern Oregon against southern Oregon. The 58th annual North vs. South game will be held at PGE Park on Saturday, June 25, 2005. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. with the pre-game Fan Fest family carnival. Kick off is at 7:00 p.m. West Coast Bank will distribute footballs to the first 1,000 children at the park. Coupons are available at West Coast Bank branches for $2 off admission price. The Les Schwab Bowl proceeds benefit The Multnomah Athletic Foundation and the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association general scholarship fund. Additional money will also go to the YMCA for youth activity league scholarships. For more information, visit http://www.lesschwabbowl.com/. 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.lesschwabbowl.com/ Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

Copyright