Children's writers Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Joseph of Encinitas are authors of "Armando and the Blue Tarp School." They just learned their picture book has been nominated this year for a "California Young Reader" medal.

But, there's more.

Students Pat Lydersen of Leucadia and Wendy Woolf of Carlsbad, who are child actors at Diegueno Elementary School and San Dieguito Academy, have written a little children's musical based on Edith's and Judith's book.

Bravo!

NEW DIGS ---- Glad to see popular Oceanside restaurateurs Zell and Gary Dwelly relocating their Beach Break Cafe up the street a block, (Cassidy and South Coast Highway). At times it's tough getting a seat at their cafe, but I've been assured the new digs will have a lot more room.

"Now we'll have two restrooms and 10 more tables and parking spaces," Zell told me.

There was a story in Friday's North County Times about the razing of the old corner gas station where the new restaurant will be built. The new cafe is expected to open by late summer next year.

CANCELED ---- The annual Oceanside Heritage Park Halloween Hi-Jinks party slated for Oct. 18, has been canceled due to parking issues.

CHS HONORS ---- On Oct. 16, Doug Jack, class of 1980, and Robert Stromberg II, class of 1983, will be inducted with others into the new Carlsbad High campus Hall of Fame.

Doug is an internationally renowned choreographer who designed opening and closing ceremonies for a number of Olympic Games since 1992. He started then with the Barcelona games, followed with the 1996 Atlanta games, the 2000 Sydney games, 2002 in Salt Lake City, the 2004 Athens games, and the 2006 Torino Winter games.

Doug won a TV Emmy for his choreography at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

Up in Hollywood, Robert has been a visual effects artist on a great number of top theatrical and television films, including, "Outcast," "Pirates of the Caribbean, "There Will Be Blood," The Good Shepherd," "Tropic Thunder," and most recently he won an Emmy for the HBO hit miniseries "John Adams."

Previously, Robert won two Emmys for the Star Trek series, and was nominated for an Oscar for his visual effects in "Master & Commander."

He's in charge of all visual effects for the upcoming epic sci-fi film "Avatar," which will be released this fall.

OHS HONORS ---- On Oct. 17, Dr. Herb Gabriel, class of 1937, among others, will be inducted into the Oceanside High Hall of Fame. He was the 1936-37 senior class president.

Herb was one of Oceanside's most popular and successful dentists, and also spent 15 years as a board member on the Oceanside Elementary School District before it merged with the high school district to form Oceanside Unified School District. Herb served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during World War II.

Herb and his late wife, Betty, also were successful prune growers for Sun Sweet products on their farm in Northern California.

Contact Tom Morrow at quotetaker@cox.net