West Coast Bank West Coast Bank Waldport Branch Hosts Customer Appreciation Barbecue

Waldport, OR

The Waldport West Coast Bank will serve more than 300 hotdogs to customers and residents during Waldport's busiest weekend. This year the barbecue will also collect donations for the Waldport Fireworks Fund.

West Coast Bank Waldport Manager ûVice President Sheri Williams said, "West Coast Bank has been serving people for 15 years at our annual pre-July 4th barbecue. It's a great way to thank our customers and support our community."

West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ: WCBO) is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.7 billion in assets, operating 65 locations 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's web site at www.wcb.com.

The Memorial for Shirley of Shirley's Cottage Industries in Yachats will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday March 20th at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church.

Please attend if you can.

Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are investigating the death of a 45 year old Florence female. Her death was the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

At 1:02 PM, a 911 call from a family member was received. Troopers responded to the home and found that LORRIE KAY HIATT was deceased. They determined that she had committed suicide. The Lane County District Attorney's Office and the Lane County Medical Examiner are assisting OSP with the investigation.

There are no other details available for release.

News Release from: Oregon State Police UPDATE: IDENTIFICATION CONFIRMED ON BODY FOUND IN SURF NORTH OF YACHATS Posted: December 8th, 2009 12:38 PM

The Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division confirmed today the identity of an unidentified adult male found in the surf Thursday morning north of Yachats as a missing local fisherman. Fingerprint records were used to confirm the identity and next of kin have been notified.

WILLIAM ARTHUR BODEWIG, age 62, from Yachats, was one of two men reported missing November 18th after they failed to return from a local fishing trip between Yachats and Heceta Head. On December 3, 2009 at approximately 9:00 a.m. a citizen walking on the beach near Smelt Sands State Park spotted a body in the surf line and reported it to police. Oregon State Police, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, and Yachats Fire Department responded. There was no identification found on the body which appeared to have been in the water for several days.

Contact Info:

Sergeant Justin McGladrey

Oregon State Police - Newport Office: (541) 265-5354

Secondary Contact:

Lieutenant Gregg Hastings Public Information Officer

Office: (503) 731-3020 ext. 247

Pager: (503) 323-3195

On January 1, 2010 at about 1:07 AM, Daniel Anthony Gopshes, age 60 of Newport, called 911 reporting that he had killed his wife at their home in Beverly Beach and was in the parking lot of the Lincoln County Jail to turn himself in. Newport Police officers responded and contacted Gopshes, who was armed and sitting in his vehicle.

Gopshes was taken into custody without incident.

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies, Newport Police officers, and Oregon State Police troopers responded to the Benton Street address in Beverly Beach to find Chancey Ann Gopshes, age 86 of Newport, dead as a result of gunshot wounds to the head.

The Lincoln County Major Crime Team was activated. MCT members from the Lincoln City Police Department, The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, The Newport Police Department, the Toledo Police Department, and the Lincoln County District Attorney's Office responded to investigate the incident.

Any further inquiries regarding this incident can be made to the Lincoln County District Attorney's Office.

Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Lincoln County Medical Examiner, is investigating the discovery of an unidentified adult male found in the surf lane Thursday morning north of Yachats.

According to OSP Sergeant Justin McGladrey, on December 3, 2009 at approximately 9:00 a.m. a citizen walking on the beach near Smelt Sands State Park spotted a body in the surf line and reported it to police. OSP, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, and Yachats Fire Department responded. There was no identification found on the body which appeared to have been in the water for several days.

No other information to be released pending positive identification.

News Release from: Oregon State Police DEATH INVESTIGATION - OCEAN SHORE NORTH OF YACHATS Posted: December 4th, 2009 9:01 AM

On November 6, 2009 at about 9:00 PM Lincoln County experienced severe weather. A large thunderstorm moved through the coastal area. Associated heavy rains with the system caused flooding of streets, and at about 10:13 PM lightening struck the Alsea Bay Bridge in Waldport damaging a light pole and spraying debris onto the roadway.

At about 9:54 PM residents of the Roads End residential area, just north of Lincoln City near the Chinook Winds Casino, reported seeing a large "waterspout tornado" move onshore and through a section of the community.

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies, Lincoln City Police Department officers, and members of the North Lincoln Fire Department responded to reports of damage in the area. Deputies reported a damage path, about two blocks wide, leading from the beach that stretched about three blocks to the east. 20 to 30 homes were damaged as were several vehicles in the area.

The damage mainly consisted of broken windows and downed trees, but one of the homes in the 7400 block of Logan Road suffered extensive damage. Emergency responders checked the area and reported that no one was injured. Many of the damaged homes were vacant at the time the tornado stuck. At this time most of the home owners have been notified of the damage.

Power in the area was knocked out by the tornado and utility crews are working to restore services.

The National Weather Service was contacted and reported that meteorological data supported the existence of a tornado, but that the classification could not be determined until the damage is examined in daylight.