LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank is the presenting sponsor of Lake Oswego Reads for the fourth consecutive year.

8,000 Residents Participate in the Free Community Program LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the third consecutive year, West Coast Bank was the presenting sponsor of Lake Oswego Reads, which distributed to the community 800 copies of the Lauren Kessler book Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family. More than 8,000 people read the book or participated in book-related events, which celebrated the Japanese-American culture and offered free demonstrations, lectures, activities, music and a Japanese Market to the community. Library Director Bill Baars said, "I believe - and I hear this often - that Lake Oswego Reads is one of the very best things we do in the city.

A construction permit to build a boat dock on the Willamette River in Lake Oswego has been revoked by a federal agency in order to look at the dock's potential to impact endangered species. A related lawsuit was filed by the Northwest Environmental Defense Center on Aug.

By Dana Tims, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Jul.

By Dana Tims, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Jul. 28--A city of Lake Oswego plan to dump tons of Oswego Lake sediment on a site near Luscher Farm Park, the jewel of Lake Oswego's open spaces, has some residents surprised and concerned about its environmental impact.