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Feeling Young at the Pancake Cottage

Muriel Willhite is a waitress, hostess, and the owner of the Pancake Cottage restaurant in Avalon on Catalina Island. But food isn’t the only thing she brings to the table.

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Jun 21, 2016 • 1m Listen

Muriel Willhite is a waitress, hostess, and the owner of the Pancake Cottage restaurant in Avalon on Catalina Island. But food isn’t the only thing she brings to the table. Her big personality and youthful energy has kept customers coming back for over three decades.

--Produced by Paola Mardo

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