Councilor Leah Curtis led a moment of silence at the start of last week’s town council meeting for Mark S. Conway of Marstons Mills. The Wiggins Airways pilot died when his plane crashed during takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport June 18. Donations for his children’s education may be made to a trust fund at Cape Cod Cooperative Bank in Hyannis.

Blanchard’s on Commission’s radar

The Cape Cod Commission has accepted Town Manager John Klimm’s referral of Blanchard’s Liquors proposed construction of a 9,801-square-foot retail store at 1030 Route 28 in Hyannis near the Centerville line. The Commission’s limited review will look into land use/growth management, transportation and historic preservation/community character issues.

Hazardous products collection is June 28

Barnstable and Yarmouth will hold another joint collection for hazardous materials and products with mercury June 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Barnstable Transfer Station on Flint Street in Marstons Mills. For specific information, call 508-420-2258 or go to www.town.barnstable.ma.us/PublicWorks/SolidWaste/default.asp

Mixing in the Mills

The Marstons Mills Village Association will host a cookout with the West Barnstable Civic Association at the Burgess House on Route 149 in the Mills July 1 at 6 p.m. The guest list includes state Rep. Jeff Perry, Town Manager John Klimm and Assistant Town Manager Tom Lynch. Each association will hold its monthly meeting separately after dinner.

Park in the Burgess lot, not on the street.

Creative containers for your garden

Meetinghhouse Farm on Route 149 in West Barnstable across from the fire station holds a Creative Container Gardens sale June 28 form 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. At 1 o’clock, hear Massachusetts horticulturist Catherine Paulson speak on “Container Gardening with Herbs.” The event, for which donations will be accepted, goes on rain or shine.

Marching orders

Fourth of July parades will step lively through Barnstable Village, Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannisport, Ostervile and Hyannis on Independence Day.

4 p.m. – “Seven Villages – One All-America City” parade in Hyannis from Old Colony Road down Main Street to Sea Street and South Street to the town hall parking lot. The parade grand marshal will be the Scudder family.

The famed Spirit of America Band from the Community of Jesus in Orleans will not only perform in the Hyannis parade but at a special concert on the town green after the march.

Parking will be banned from 2 to 6:30 p.m. on Main Street, Hyannis. Main and South will be closed to motor vehicles. At 3 p.m., all of Main Street, Old Colony Road and Ocean Street from South to Main streets will be closed to motor vehicles.

Dress up your bike for the Fourth

The Greater Hyannis Civic Association is inviting children up to 12 years old to the town green July 4 to show off their decorated bikes, carriages and wagons. Judging begins at 3:30 p.m., and all are invited to march in the big parade right after.

Nash to share podium with Klimm July 5

A free concert by the harbor in Hyannis July 5 will feature conductor laureate Royston Nash and the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, with a special appearance by rookie bandleader John Klimm.

Music begins in Aselton Park on the 5th with a performance by the acclaimed Cape Cod Conservatory Jazz Band at 5:30 p.m. The CCSO will play popular favorites leading up to its accompaniment of a 30-minute fireworks display starting around 9 p.m.

The evening is sponsored by the CCSO, the town, and the Bilezikian Family Foundation.

A parking ban will be in effect on Ocean Street, Old Colony Road and Kalmus Beach from 5 p.m. to midnight. If the fireworks show is scrubbed due to inclement weather, organizers will try again July 6 at about 9 p.m.