Loans, Allowance For Credit Losses And OREO (Amoritzed Cost Basis by Origination Year) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	$ 31,421
2022	149,844
2021	133,525
2020	44,832
2019	44,262
Prior	148,282
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	73,772
Total	625,938	$ 611,625
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1,448
Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	31,421
2022	149,728
2021	133,043
2020	44,625
2019	42,499
Prior	142,626
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	72,952
Total	616,894	597,877
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1,448
Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2022	95
2020	161
Prior	2,245
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	413
Total	2,914	2,666
Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2022	21
2021	482
2020	46
2019	1,763
Prior	3,411
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	407
Total	6,130	3,195
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	2,986
2022	6,110
2021	14,415
2020	8,498
2019	3,425
Prior	12,895
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	23,323
Total	71,652	95,885
Commercial [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	2,986
2022	5,994
2021	14,357
2020	8,355
2019	3,417
Prior	12,746
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	22,721
Total	70,576	89,889
Commercial [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2022	95
2020	143
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	413
Total	651	1,465
Commercial [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2022	21
2021	58
2019	8
Prior	149
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	189
Total	425	113
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	334,696	354,025
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	2,719
2022	23,189
2021	49,580
2020	8,742
2019	10,134
Prior	36,807
Total	131,171	135,189
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	2,719
2022	23,189
2021	49,580
2020	8,696
2019	9,832
Prior	34,648
Total	128,664	132,686
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Prior	475
Total	475
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2020	46
2019	302
Prior	1,684
Total	2,032	572
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Non-Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	7,778
2022	54,870
2021	36,512
2020	10,760
2019	9,563
Prior	60,570
Total	180,053	206,701
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Non-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	7,778
2022	54,870
2021	36,512
2020	10,760
2019	8,387
Prior	60,570
Total	178,877	204,810
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Non-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total		1,182
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Mortgages-Non-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2019	1,176
Total	1,176	709
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Construction/Land [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2022	6,093
2021	11,132
2020	3,227
2019	756
Prior	2,264
Total	23,472	12,135
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Construction/Land [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2022	6,093
2021	10,708
2020	3,227
2019	756
Prior	2,264
Total	23,048	12,126
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Construction/Land [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Construction/Land [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2021	424
Total	424
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	77,734	97,959
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Open-End [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	50,449
Total	50,449
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1,448
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Open-End [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	50,231
Total	50,231
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1,448
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Open-End [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis	218
Total	218
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Closed-End [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	2,071
2022	12,988
2021	819
2020	648
2019	9,763
Prior	996
Total	27,285
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Closed-End [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	2,071
2022	12,988
2021	819
2020	630
2019	9,546
Prior	963
Total	27,017
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Closed-End [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2020	18
Total	18
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Closed-End [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2019	217
Prior	33
Total	250
Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	141,856	63,756
Residential [Member] \| Residential Mortgages [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	14,430
2022	26,460
2021	10,540
2020	10,142
2019	8,368
Prior	31,748
Total	101,688	43,049
Residential [Member] \| Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	14,430
2022	26,460
2021	10,540
2020	10,142
2019	8,308
Prior	28,433
Total	98,313	41,591
Residential [Member] \| Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Prior	1,770
Total	1,770
Residential [Member] \| Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2019	60
Prior	1,545
Total	1,605	1,458
Residential [Member] \| Residential Consumer Construction/Land [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	1,437
2022	20,134
2021	10,527
2020	2,815
2019	2,253
Prior	3,002
Total	40,168	20,707
Residential [Member] \| Residential Consumer Construction/Land [Member] \| Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
2023	1,437
2022	20,134
2021	10,527
2020	2,815
2019	2,253
Prior	3,002
Total	$ 40,168	19,178
Residential [Member] \| Residential Consumer Construction/Land [Member] \| Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total
Residential [Member] \| Residential Consumer Construction/Land [Member] \| Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total

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