West Coast Bank Interactive Learning Center at Evergreen Aviation Museum Is Opening to the Public Visitor Computers Simulate Jet Flight MCMINNVILLE, Ore., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Through West Coast Bank's $55,000, five-year commitment to the Evergreen Aviation Museum, the "West Coast Bank Interactive Learning Center" has been developed at the popular McMinnville tourist attraction and will be open to the public on February 27th. The Learning Center includes 30 personal computers equipped with flight simulator software (donated by Microsoft) and other aviation-related equipment. ( Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO ) West Coast Bank Regional President Dave Hansen said, "We're thrilled to help make the West Coast Bank Interactive Learning Center a reality for the museum and an educational experience for visitors for years to come." Evergreen International Aviation founder and CEO Delford M. Smith established the museum in memory of his son, Captain Michael King Smith. The museum is best known as the home of the world's largest flying boat and airplane, by wing span, the Howard Hughes "Spruce Goose." For more information call 503-434-4180 or visit http://www.sprucegoose.org/. West Coast Bancorp is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.7 billion in assets, operating 47 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: Dave Hansen, Regional President of West Coast Bank, +1-503-603-8040, or Linda Schwichtenberg, McMinnville Branch Manager and Vice President of West Coast Bank, +1-503-474-9695 Web site: http://www.sprucegoose.org/ Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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