WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

May 19th Event Draws Local Students and Businesses VANCOUVER, Wash., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is sponsoring the 43rd Annual Hazel Dell / Salmon Creek Parade of Bands. The popular event begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007, on Highway 99 and Hazel Dell Avenue. The parade presents 22 local student bands and is preceded by the Lions Club Breakfast at Fire District #6 Station #1, at 7:00 a.m. Salmon Creek Branch Manager Michele Freeman said, "This local event is a favorite of our customers and neighbors. Each year our branch enters a float, marches in the parade and distributes 150 pounds of candy along the way." West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.5 billion in assets, operating 60 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: Michele Freeman, Branch Manager, Salmon Creek, +1-360-571-7104, or Dave Hansen, Regional President, +1-503-603-8030, both of West Coast Bancorp Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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