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Allowance For Loan Losses (Summary Of Allowance Amount For Loans Individually And Collectively Evaluated For Impairment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	$ 3,289		$ 7,420
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	17,620		13,646
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	20,909	$ 21,038	21,066	$ 21,164	$ 21,174	$ 19,144
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	19,954		26,346
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	1,555,057		1,478,789
Loans, Balance	1,575,011		1,505,135
Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	3,289		7,420
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	17,016		13,117
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	20,305	20,426	20,537	20,528	20,448	17,890
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	19,030		25,168
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	1,336,250		1,259,439
Loans, Balance	1,355,280		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	638		528
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	638	620	528	524	569	535
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	924		1,178
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	218,807		219,350
Loans, Balance	219,731		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	(34)		1
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	(34)	(8)	1	112	157	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	0		238
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	2,122		2,025
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	2,122	2,376	2,263	2,205	2,708	2,835
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	579		1,094
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	163,143		158,218
Loans, Balance	163,722		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	2,676		2,565
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	2,676	2,732	2,565	2,628	2,568	2,636
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	1,216		1,370
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	199,450		205,857
Loans, Balance	200,666		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	242		1,873
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	3,694		2,759
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	3,936	4,767	4,632	3,924	3,888	3,945
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	3,107		5,771
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	239,495		242,198
Loans, Balance	242,602		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	1,536		742
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	1,536	1,530	742	748	746	732
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		0
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	78,991		80,260
Loans, Balance	78,991		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	2,419		1,038
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	2,419	2,398	3,575	3,602	3,482	1,813
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	238		7,457
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	113,567		101,781
Loans, Balance	113,805		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	930		789
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	930	901	1,252	1,281	1,355	1,287
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	0		1,135
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	95,906		85,376
Loans, Balance	95,906		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	616		603
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	1,150	1,112	1,304	1,375	556	579
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	3,491		2,842
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	74,830		77,877
Loans, Balance	78,321		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	248		158
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	248	229	158	150	137	126
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	152		275
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	96,860		94,593
Loans, Balance	97,012		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	294		203
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	294	297	203	214	272	265
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	575		677
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	98,149		100,150
Loans, Balance	98,724		100,827
Other [Member] \| Commercial Related Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	2,513		1,608
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	3,023		2,596
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	5,536	4,610	4,204	4,765	5,145	4,063
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	10,399		5,499
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	370,868		307,872
Loans, Balance	381,267		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	96		167
Allowance for Loan Losses, Balance	96	$ 94	167	$ 160	$ 160	$ 144
Loans, Individually Evaluated For Impairment	197		226
Loans, Collectively Evaluated For Impairment	23,798		24,607
Loans, Balance	$ 23,995		$ 24,833