WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Great Women Speak Their Minds at the Four-Session Series LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is sponsoring the VOICES Contemporary Lecture series for the fourth consecutive year. Great women speak their minds at the four-session series held Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park in Portland, Oregon. This year's speakers include: * Anna Deavere Smith: Snapshots: Glimpses of America in Change, October 11, 2006 * Arianna Huffington: A Call to Leadership: Politics in America, November 1, 2006 * Michele Norris: All Things Considered: Making a Difference Behind the Microphone, February 21, 2007 * Marlee Matlin; The Gift of Silence: An Evening with Marlee Matlin, April 4, 2007 For more information or to order tickets, see http://www.voicesinc.com/ or call +1-503-243-3440. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.3 billion in assets, operating 56 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, +1-503-803-8040, or Larry Schwartz, Manager, Portland Branch, +1-503-279-3173, both of West Coast Bancorp Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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