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Allowance For Loan Losses (Summary Of Allowance Amount For Loans Individually And Collectively Evaluated For Impairment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	$ 4,054		$ 7,420
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	16,984		13,646
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	21,038	$ 22,838	21,066	$ 21,174	$ 20,081	$ 19,144
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	21,322		26,346
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	1,579,807		1,478,789
Loans, Balance	1,601,129		1,505,135
Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	4,054		7,420
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	16,372		13,117
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	20,426	22,202	20,537	20,448	19,258	17,890
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	20,299		25,168
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	1,367,436		1,259,439
Loans, Balance	1,387,735		1,284,607
Total Consumer Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	620		528
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	620	636	528	569	526	535
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	1,023		1,178
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	212,371		219,350
Loans, Balance	213,394		220,528
Unallocated [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	(8)		1
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	(8)	0	1	157	297	719
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Loans, Balance	0		0
Builder & Developer [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	83		238
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	2,293		2,025
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	2,376	2,226	2,263	2,708	2,967	2,835
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	731		1,094
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	173,581		158,218
Loans, Balance	174,312		159,312
Commercial Real Estate Investor [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	2,732		2,565
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	2,732	2,682	2,565	2,568	2,652	2,636
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	1,270		1,370
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	203,582		205,857
Loans, Balance	204,852		207,227
Residential Real Estate Investor [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	1,796		1,873
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	2,971		2,759
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	4,767	4,759	4,632	3,888	4,010	3,945
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	5,871		5,771
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	248,070		242,198
Loans, Balance	253,941		247,969
Hotel/Motel [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	1,530		742
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	1,530	1,056	742	746	799	732
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	80,748		80,260
Loans, Balance	80,748		80,260
Wholesale & Retail [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		2,537
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	2,398		1,038
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	2,398	4,558	3,575	3,482	1,801	1,813
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	240		7,457
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	113,275		101,781
Loans, Balance	113,515		109,238
Manufacturing [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		463
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	901		789
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	901	1,316	1,252	1,355	1,266	1,287
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		1,135
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	98,722		85,376
Loans, Balance	98,722		86,511
Agriculture [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	534		701
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	578		603
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	1,112	1,140	1,304	556	578	579
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	3,582		2,842
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	73,804		77,877
Loans, Balance	77,386		80,719
Residential Mortgage [Member] \| Total Consumer Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	229		158
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	229	235	158	137	132	126
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	153		275
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	89,919		94,593
Loans, Balance	90,072		94,868
Home Equity [Member] \| Total Consumer Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	297		203
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	297	304	203	272	195	265
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	654		677
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	99,181		100,150
Loans, Balance	99,835		100,827
Other [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	1,641		1,608
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	2,969		2,596
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	4,610	4,465	4,204	5,145	5,185	4,063
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	8,605		5,499
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	375,654		307,872
Loans, Balance	384,259		313,371
Other [Member] \| Total Consumer Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	94		167
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	94	$ 97	167	$ 160	$ 199	$ 144
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	216		226
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	23,271		24,607
Loans, Balance	$ 23,487		$ 24,833