LOANS, Activity in Allowance For Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 13,516	$ 13,542
Provision (credit) for loan losses	648	1,000
Loans charged-off	(177)	(826)
Recoveries	40	140
Balance, end of period	14,027	13,856
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	2,071	1,711
Provision (credit) for loan losses	99	216
Loans charged-off	(60)	(93)
Recoveries	1	4
Balance, end of period	2,111	1,838
Multifamily Real Estate [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	184	1,954
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(18)	150
Loans charged-off	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Balance, end of period	166	2,104
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Owner Occupied [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	2,874	2,441
Provision (credit) for loan losses	95	342
Loans charged-off	0	(566)
Recoveries	1	3
Balance, end of period	2,970	2,220
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Non-Owner Occupied [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	5,129	3,184
Provision (credit) for loan losses	499	479
Loans charged-off	0	(24)
Recoveries	0	3
Balance, end of period	5,628	3,642
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	1,538	1,767
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(95)	22
Loans charged-off	(63)	0
Recoveries	5	28
Balance, end of period	1,385	1,817
Consumer [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	226	281
Provision (credit) for loan losses	1	2
Loans charged-off	(26)	(69)
Recoveries	4	27
Balance, end of period	205	241
Construction and Land [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	946	1,724
Provision (credit) for loan losses	74	(349)
Loans charged-off	0	0
Recoveries	2	37
Balance, end of period	1,022	1,412
All Other [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	548	480
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(7)	138
Loans charged-off	(28)	(74)
Recoveries	27	38
Balance, end of period	$ 540	$ 582

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