Wellington senior citizens celebrate with Hughs for her 50th

  • Decked out in her “50” earrings, Dana Langford Hughs blows out her candles at a surprise birthday party in her honor at 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 17 at Wellington Senior Citizens Center, where Hughs serves as kitchen manager. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
    Decked out in her “50” earrings, Dana Langford Hughs blows out her candles at a surprise birthday party in her honor at 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 17 at Wellington Senior Citizens Center, where Hughs serves as kitchen manager. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom

    WELLINGTON – Dana Langford Hughs began her calling as kitchen manager with Collingsworth County Home Delivered Meals in October 2022, just as the service transitioned to its new home in the renovated Bura Handley Community Building.

    Passionate about her love of cooking, Hughs studied Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management at Texas Tech University and Culinary Arts at Texas Culinary Academy.…