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Stan Fox arrived at the Cedar Mountain Lions Club trailer at 5 a.m. Saturday morning. He arrived at the early hour because he knew hundreds of hungry people would be counting on their pancake breakfast that morning.

On Saturday, the decade-old tradition of providing a free pancake breakfast continued at the Moffat County Fair. Fox was determined to not let anyone walk away hungry.

"They used to do this over at the picnic area," Fox said. "But when the Lion's Club said we could use the trailer, well, this is a great trailer."

The great trailer was even more appreciated on Saturday morning with steady raindrops falling from the gray, overcast sky.

Still, the breakfast drew about 120 people by 8 a.m. and Fox was busy flipping pancakes with fellow Lion, Saed Tayyara.

"He wears two hats," Tayyara said about Fox. "Or maybe half a dozen."

Tayyara was referring to Fox's membership in the Lion's Club and on the fair board.

The fair board bought the pancake mix and supplies for the breakfast.

Fox and his friend, Dana Clark, bought the sausages. Clark kept the food coming from the trailer as trays of pancakes made their way to the serving area by the livestock barn.

"We made about 300 pancakes last year," Fox said. "But we were a little more lucky with the weather then."

Fox has been volunteering with the Lion's Club for a while now. Whenever the trailer goes to an event, he's usually there, cooking up burgers and hotdogs.

At the Little Britches Rodeo, the Hometown Heroes Picnic, the tractor poker-run, and triple-crown baseball, wherever the trailer is, Fox usually can be found.

Fox came to Craig in 1992 and worked as a lineman for Yampa Valley Electric Association. He is still with the company, now a Staking Engineer, or a field representative, he said.

Ray Talkington, who has since retired, drew him into the Lion's Club about five years ago.

Fox's two children, Kody and Samantha, are both shooting 22 caliber rifles in 4-H competitions this year. They sometimes help in the trailer.

Fox is quick to point out the hard work and dedication of his fellow workers in the trailer.

As the pancake production line continued to crank out the flapjacks Saturday, Fox couldn't help but wonder where they were all going.

"Are you dropping them out in the parking lot?" he asked server Carol Haskins as he filled another pan with batter.

The money raised by sales of food from the lion's club trailer stays in town, Fox and Tayyara said.

It goes toward scholarships and eyeglasses, plus other contributions around the area.

"We really appreciate the donations from businesses around the community," Fox said. "Their time and materials make this possible."

Switching an empty pancake pan for a full one, Fox notices Al Shepherd standing by the trailer and asks. "Did you get full?"

Shepherd's response leaves no doubt. "Two of those pancakes are enough."