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West Coast Bank Sponsors Hole at the 12th Annual Par Excellence Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Golf Scramble July 19th fundraiser will be held at The Resort at the Mountain in Welches, Oregon LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the second consecutive year, West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is a hole sponsor for the 12th Annual Par Excellence Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Golf Scramble on July 19, 2005. The company is also donating gift baskets to raffle and giveaways for the patrons of the tournament at The Resort at the Mountain in Welches, Oregon. Regional President Dave Hansen said, "West Coast Bank will be well represented at the tournament, and we're pleased to help the Mt. Hood Community College Foundation earn scholarship monies and equipment." The golf scramble begins with check in and continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m., shotgun start at 9:00 a.m., and luncheon banquet at 2:00 p.m. 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 Bank CONTACT: Dave Hansen, Regional President, +1-503-603-8040, or Leslie Radke, Vice President, Gresham Branch Manager, +1-503-618-0939, both of West Coast Bank Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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