State Senator Patty Ritchie recently helped Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County celebrate its centennial anniversary at an event held at the organization's Watertown office. 

For 100 years, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County's mission has been to educate families, youth, farmers and entire communities by using research-based knowledge and for practical application and lifelong learning. 

(Senator Ritchie is pictured above with Bob Simpson, a Jefferson County resident who was honored by the organization at the centennial celebration)