WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bank Sponsors Portland Farmers Market 10,000 Weekly Shoppers Flock to Urban Marketplace LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is the proud sponsor of the Portland Farmers Market; the city's largest urban market featuring seafood, bakery items, artisan cheeses, and farm fresh produce three times a week. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO ) "The generous support of West Coast Bank allows us to expand our education programs to include kid's cooking school, chef demos and 'taste the place' samples and cooking tips," said Portland Farmers Market Manager Dianne Stefani-Ruff. The midweek markets are held at SW Park and Salmon on Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. through October 27th and on Thursdays at the parking lot adjoining Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center Building, located at NW 10th between Irving and Johnson Streets, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. through September 2nd. The Saturday market is held on the campus of Portland State University, now through November 20th, from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. A special winter solstice market will be held on December 11th. West Coast Bank Regional President Dave Hansen said, "The Portland Farmer's Markets are held within the two downtown Portland neighborhoods West Coast Bank serves with our Downtown Portland Branch (at the corner of Broadway and Salmon), and our Pearl District branch (at 1207 NW Glisan). The partnership is a great fit and we're pleased to be sponsoring the Farmer's Market for the second year." Governed by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors, the Portland Farmers Market is a 501c6, and receives no monetary support from any government or public agency. For more information or to be a vendor or volunteer visit http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/ or call 503-241-0032. West Coast Bancorp is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.7 billion in assets, operating 48 offices in Oregon and Washington. The Company serves clients who seek the resources, sophisticated products and expertise of larger financial institutions, along with the local decision-making, market knowledge, and customer service orientation of a community bank. West Coast Bancorp, the parent company of West Coast Bank and West Coast Trust, is a publicly held bank holding company headquartered in Oregon. The Company offers a broad range of banking, investment, fiduciary and trust services. For more information, please visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Sherry Stewart, Pearl District Manager, +1-503-274-0655 Web site: http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/ Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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