WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Runner's Aid Station Staffed by Company Volunteers Will Assist Racers at the World-Class Marathon NEWPORT, Ore., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is the presenting sponsor for the eighth annual Newport Marathon on Saturday, June 3, 2006. The company also staffs a runner's aid station during the sold-out race, which has drawn contestants from all 50 states as well as Canada, Central America, Europe and the Far East. Coast Commercial Banking Team Leader Tim Johnson said, "This world-class marathon generates considerable business for the local economy before summer break, so West Coast Bank has been pleased to promote and provide volunteers for the event for several years." An entire chapter is devoted to the Newport Marathon and the Newport community in the recently published The Traveling Marathoner. Featured alongside such well-known races as Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, it's no wonder that 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 raises funds for the Lincoln County School District Track and Field. For more information, call Marathon Director Bruce Durkee at 541.574.1137 or http://www.newportmarathon.org/. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.0 billion in assets, operating 53 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: Tim Johnson, Team Leader, Coast Commercial Banking, of West Coast Bank, +1-541-574-1162 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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