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Carroll Lutheran Village Welcomes Bank

Farmers and Merchants Opens 8th Branch

From left: Jim Bosley, President, Farmers and Merchants Bank; Terry Smack, Director, Farmers and Merchant Bank; Paul Wooden, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Farmers and Merchants Bank; Ned Halle, Director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; Mike McMullin, President, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce; Geary Milliken, President/CEO, Carroll Lutheran Village; Susan Arcadia, Vice President of Operations, Carroll Lutheran Village; Deborah Rio, President, Carroll Lutheran Village Residents Association.

Farmers and Merchants Bank held a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration at its new Carroll Lutheran Village branch on October 19. The celebration included goody bags, hot dogs, and cake for residents who stopped by.

“We are very excited to bring our community bank service to the residents and staff of Carroll Lutheran Village, said Farmers and Merchants Bank President Jim Bosley. “We fully intend to be not just a service provider here, but to be an integral part of the Carroll Lutheran Village community and family.”

“What is so attractive and exciting about Farmers and Merchants is that they are a community bank and they are service oriented,” said Carroll Lutheran Village President/CEO Geary Milliken. “We’re a unique type of branch – if residents are happy, the branch will do exceptionally well here.”

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The branch is located at 205 St. Mark Way on the first floor. Regular business hours will be Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

About Farmers & Merchants Bank

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Farmers & Merchants Bank was founded in 1919 and has remained locally owned, operated and headquartered in Upperco, Md. The bank has eight branches in Maryland including the newly opened branch at Carroll Lutheran Village.

About Carroll Lutheran Village

Carroll Lutheran Village is an accredited continuing care retirement community in Westminster that includes 398 homes and apartments, 50 assisted living suites in the Diven House and 103 skilled nursing beds in the Health Care Center. The Village is currently home to just under 700 residents.

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