Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Clubs has a new Living History Club starting up on September 13. Members will meet once a month to learn how to demonstrate hands-on crafts such as writing with a quill pen, candle making, whittling, spinning and weaving wool. They will also learn how to develop their own Early American Persona and dress the part! This club is basically for intermediate school students, but exceptions can be made. The Club will meet once a month at the Merchants & Drovers building in Rahway on the second Saturday of the month and is faciliated by adult volunteers. For more information, call Ellen at the 4-H office.

If your child enjoys pets, learning about the environment, and making friends, Union County 4-H Youth Clubs are taking membership applications for the fall. The 4th Grade Pet Club, 5th Grade Variety Club, and 6th Grade Ecology Club still have openings, but they're filling fast. They meet once a month (Friday evenings or Saturday mornings)in the County Services Building at 300 North Avenue East. Membership is free. Call or email Ellen for an application.

For 5th graders and up: new 4-H Dog Care and Obedience Club starting up September 21. Meetings will be 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the County Services Building, 300 North Avenue East (across the street from the Westfield Diner).

The first meeting of the 4-H Lego Club will take place on Thursday, September 14, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the County Services Building in Westfield. Please call for more information or to register.

There are 4-H clubs that still have openings for September. Some of them are: The 2nd Grade and 6th Grade Pet Clubs; Third Grade Variety Club, Lego Club 4th & 5th Graders, Horse Lovers Club, and the Living History Club. 4-H Clubs meet in Westfield, in the County Services Bldg, 300 North Avenue East (across from the Westfield Diner)

4-H clubs are informal, practical, hands-on and educational for children of all ages. Clubs are limited to 10 members and concentrate on a particular interest area such as horticulture, cooking, archery, horses, living history, and pets. Meetings take place at the County Services building, 300 North Avenue East, in Westfield (across from the Westfield Diner). There is NO FEE to join a club and there are no uniforms. Union County 4-H clubs usually meet once a month on a Friday evening or Saturday morning. The following Clubs have openings: The Second Grade Pet Club, Animal Planet 7th Grade Club, The Lego Club for 4th & 5th Graders, and the Living History Club. For more information, call Ellen at the 4-H office: 908-654-9854, extension 2236, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.