Photo Courtesy Bandera Electric Cooperative. Bill Hetherington, CEO Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) and BEC board members participate in a Jan. 19 ceremony dedicating the Pipe Creek substation to Jerry Word, who recently retired last September as BEC Board Director. Word was raised in Bandera County and joined the board in 1981, serving as board president from August 1982 to May 2010. He represented District 1 and the members of the Pipe Creek area. ...