Broad Ripple Magazine - December 2020

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It always feels like the holiday season comes around and many people start looking for ways to save. Who doesn’t love to put money back in their pocket?

Every year it seems like we say we’ll buy less, and then budgets are blown as supershopping ensues. However, this year is a little different. Situations and plans are all changing at rapid speeds, so maybe it really is time to think about how less can be more. Here are a few tips on how to enjoy the holidays with minimal stress, and without breaking the bank.

Many people make a list of who they want to buy for and what they’d like to receive, so feel free to make a list and check it twice. Not everyone operates according to a budget, but it’s not a bad idea to project how much you’ll spend on each person.

This year, write it down. Make a budget and stick to it. Not only is this helpful for spreading the love evenly, but it’s also much better for your bank account. Once you are done shopping for certain things, check them off your list and record how much you spent.

As stated before, we often plan to buy fewer gifts than in previous years, but end up with more than enough presents to fit under the tree. Think outside the box. Some of the best gifts aren’t the biggest, but the most thoughtful. Stick to the philosophy of “Something to wear, something to read, something they want, and something they need,” and see how that goes. If you hate it, you can buy more next year.

Sometimes it’s hard to plan ahead in these crazy times of uncertainty, but this is one thing you should do if you can. When you shop early, it spreads out your expenses to make the process more bearable, and sometimes you can get amazing deals. This can alleviate the stresses of last-minute shopping.

Maybe this year is a little different, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less joyful.

Maybe this is the year when you draw names as a family, so that each family member doesn’t need to purchase as much as in past years. Perhaps you’ve considered giving gifts like memberships to museums or zoos - gifts that go beyond the holiday season. Maybe you’ve even thought about forgoing gifts altogether, and instead plan to give to others as a family. Encourage your little ones to get in on this too. They can go around collecting canned goods to donate to a soup kitchen, money for meals for hospital workers, or donations for a favorite charity.

There are many local shops that need us this holiday season. Go directly to your favorite local retailer or visit a website like TruLocal.com, where you can shop online through your hometown favorites and pick up curbside. You can save on shipping, give back to your community, and find unique Whatever you do this holiday season, and fun gifts for your family. remember the reason for the season. It’s a time to share in love and joy. Gifts are not all that matter, so don’t stress about those too much. While this year may look Do your research. Don’t jump the gun on a little different, enjoy it. Sometimes the buying something. Check out all the places experiences we have that are different, and where you can find a certain item, and not quite what we expected or hoped for, look for the best price. You can even price- are the best and most memorable. Happy match at many stores these days. Keep holidays. your smartphone handy to look up prices on other sites quickly. The best things for your budget and bank account during the holidays are discounts and coupons.

Also, check into cash-back programs like Rakuten. These can be easy ways to recoup a little cash if you are shopping online.

Do you make a particular type of pie or fudge that everyone loves? Homemade items, edible or not, can garner lots of love and appreciation from others. Taking time out of your life to make gifts is the perfect way to trim spending this year. There’s a lot of inspiration online, but think ornaments, cookies, or even hats and mittens if you knit. Many people appreciate handmade items, and they come with a little extra love.

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and labeling candles to ship out, the team wondered if they should consider jumping into the business with both feet. In March of 2018 they opened a store in Indianapolis, and it did so well they decided to secure another location in Carmel in January of 2020 - a 4,000-square-foot space that functions as a production house with office space in the front, and enough room to host hands-on experiences for customers.

“We already partner with local places like Hotel Tango and Gallery Pastry Shop, so we envision inviting them inside our maker space to do other things besides just the candle pouring,” Seth says. “For instance, guests could learn how to bake, make cocktails or put together a flower arrangement. There are all different types of things we can do with this extra space baby showers, birthday parties, bachelorette parties and other private events.”

SWEET SCENT-SATIONS Penn & Beech Candle Co. Specializes in Scented Creations Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Michael Durr

Six years ago, Brianna Doles and her sister-inlaw Lacey Doles were enjoying their hobby of pouring candles in the basements of their houses. Before long, the pastime turned into a passion for putting their business sense - and scents - to use. Because they lived on Pennsylvania Street and Beech Street respectively, they decided to name their company Penn & Beech Candle Co. “Our goal was to eventually open a brick-

and-mortar store,” says Brianna, who recruited her husband Seth, and Lacey’s husband Kyle, to help with logistics.

In early 2015, business began to take off.

“Before long our basement was filled with empty vessels, empty wicks, and all of these oils,” Seth says. “Next thing you know, the girls had 1,000-unit wholesale deals before we even had any staff to really do it, or the brick-and-mortar space.”

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The team had big plans for 2020, and then the pandemic came and both locations had to shut down for eight weeks. However, they are open again and plan to put their ideas into play in 2021.

“We have massive doors that open up to a big, beautiful backyard that backs up onto the Monon Trail, so people can enter from the Monon in southern Broad Ripple,” Seth says. “We’re thinking of doing an open house in the spring where guests can come in, experience the production space and shop around.”

Another service Penn & Beech Candle Co. offers is private contracting. Any company that wants to start their own candle brand, but has no idea how to go about it, can call the Penn & Beech team. Many companies are interested in making custom corporate gifts and branding them with company information.

“People hire us to create custom fragrance and labeling for their brand-specific company,” says Seth, noting that the staff has worked with Bacardi, Home Depot and Hilton Hotels. They have also created signature scents for Taft law firm, Ironworks Hotel and Hotel Carmichael.

The company’s candles are made with soy wax and cotton paper wicks, which means they burn clean and evenly, thereby lasting longer.

“Besides coconut wax candles, soy is the best type of wax you can find to make a quality, even burn,” Brianna says. “It’s a chemical-free option that’s safe for animals. Soy offers a good scent throw, too.”

Their signature vessel is see-through, and they often get compliments from customers who say their candles burned all the way to the bottom with no residue. Penn & Beech Candle Co. also sells soy wax tarts, reed diffusers and room sprays - ideal for dorm rooms, classrooms, offices, or anywhere that prohibits an open flame.

“A lot of companies already have a signature scent, but nobody was able to make that into a reed diffuser,” Seth says. “With our library of oils, we come up with a match for them.”

Their top-selling fragrances include a signature, proprietary P&B Blend, which is a mix of eucalyptus, ginger and mint, as well as a Bourbon scent, which was featured in Whiskey Advocate Magazine. This scent is popular with men and women alike. The P&B Blend, which is in several Cunningham Restaurant Group eateries, is so popular that they have a hard time keeping it in stock.

“Customers come in and grab it off our shelves,” Brianna says. “It’s very refreshing.”

The company recently launched their Volumes collection - a high-end assortment of seven custom, curated blends that can be burned throughout the year, not just seasonally.

Co-Owners Brianna & Seth Doles

“Lacey is a big music buff and loves old vinyl records, so we thought Volumes, as in Volumes 1 through 7, would be a good way to explain that each has its own vibe and feel,” Seth says.

“Your selection is based off of what mood you’re in and what vibe you’re going for - for example, fresh and airy or savory and musty.”

Penn & Beech Candle Co. is located at 747 North College Avenue in Indianapolis, and at 145 Elm Street, Suite 150 in Carmel. For more information, call 317-689-0789 or visit pennandbeech.com.

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VISIONARY EYE SPECIALISTS 9002 N. Meridian St., Suite 112 Indianapolis, IN 317-843-9005 visionaryeyespecialists.com

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Owner Yara Catoira-Boyle

Yara Catoira-Boyle immigrated to the United States from Brazil, South America, for a residency in ophthalmology at Indiana University (IU). Following her residency, she pursued a glaucoma fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

She was in surgery on September 11, 2001, at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, when news broke about the terrorist attacks.

“My mother had been visiting and had left two days before,” Catoira-Boyle says. “We had dinner on top of the towers Sunday night.”

She started at the IU Department of Ophthalmology as an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology, and also worked part time at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the only glaucoma specialist.

“Over the last 17 years, six residents per year have graduated from our residency program,” says Catoira-Boyle, who was promoted to associate professor at IU in 2012. “Every single one learned cataract and glaucoma surgery at the VA hospital with me sitting next to them holding their hand, and making sure patients do well.”

She found working with veterans so fulfilling that in 2016 she applied to become the chief of ophthalmology at the VA, because she hoped to make a greater impact.

practice standards. She eventually found that she was not as happy working as a desk employee, and missed hands-on interaction with patients. She still currently dedicates part-time to teaching cataract and glaucoma “I thought that instead of helping one person, surgery and caring for the Veterans' eyes. two eyes at a time, I’d have the chance to affect the life of many people at a time, “I love being in the room with the patient,” improving ophthalmology services,” she says. she says. “I love helping to educate patients Catoira-Boyle worked hard to increase eye about their eyes so they can make informed surgery numbers to more than 110 cases decisions about their care. My patients know per month. In the process she attempted to that I care for them as a whole person. I’m improve clinic flow and implement private10 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / DECEMBER 2020 / atBRip.com

a people person, and as an ophthalmologist you’re really a primary care doctor, as your patients stay with you through the years.”

Catoira-Boyle says time and again, patients have told her how much they appreciate her personal style of care.

Catoira-Boyle encourages those 50 and over to get an eye exam since serious eye diseases like glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration present as we age. Diabetics

should get an annual eye exam. “The reality is that a lot of other problems can occur with those patients that may only be caught by an MD. Glaucoma is a blinding, asymptomatic disease like diabetes. It eats your vision up, and you don’t know unless you get your eyes checked.”

When Catoira-Boyle learned that Drs. Anne and Greg Clark, ophthalmologists who had been in practice on the north side of Indianapolis for nearly 20 years, were interested in selling the practice, she made an offer and renamed the business Visionary Eye Specialists.

Eager to provide comprehensive eye care, including prescriptions for glasses and contacts, she is also a skilled cataract and glaucoma surgeon who performs both sutureless, outpatient cataract surgery with topical anesthesia (numbing with eye drops only and sedation), as well as minimally invasive glaucoma surgery that involves microscopic equipment and tiny incisions.

“We can combine cataract surgery with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in very little time and with very little risk,” says Catoira-Boyle, noting that if a patient is using eye drops to lower pressure and they need cataract surgery, she can put a stent in the eye and chances are the patient won’t need to use eye drops for awhile. “In my 17 years as a glaucoma specialist, I’ve been an early adopter of safer procedures such as the Express shunt as well as the minimally invasive procedures. They allow us to do earlier and safer glaucoma surgery, and minimize the dependence on eye drops for the rest of a patient’s life.”

Catoira-Boyle and her husband AJ Boyle have two children, Gabryela, 11, and Arthur Joseph, 13. In her free time she enjoys golfing, traveling, watching her children play sports, and attending the Indy 500.

“I fell in love with the Meridian-Kessler area a long time ago and am proud to call Broad Ripple home,” Catoira-Boyle says. “It is truly a hidden gem.”

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NEWFIELDS HOSTING FOURTH ANNUAL WINTERLIGHTS EVENT Writer & Photographer / Michael Durr

"THE SHOW IS GOING TO BE BIGGER AND BRIGHTER THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN, AND ABOUT 25% OF THE SHOW WILL BE ENTIRELY NEW." Jonathan Wright, Deputy Director for Horticulture & Natural Resources

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he only thing better than the silent majesty of a winter’s morning is a holiday evening spent at the Winterlights event at Newfields.

2020 marks the fourth year for what has quickly become one of Indy’s favorite holiday traditions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might be thinking that it’s Christmas and we’re all in misery, but fear not - this year’s Winterlights have undergone a few tweaks and you can keep your expectations high, as the Newfields team members have once again shown they know best when it comes to exterior illumination.

Jonathan Wright, deputy director for horticulture and natural resources, leads the charge for this year’s Winterlights event.

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health and safety of all the attendees and staff members.

What exactly goes into making the Winterlights event such an incredible holiday spectacle?

“The big joke among our staff is that we spend half the year putting the lights up and half the year taking the lights down,” Wright says.

Some of the 100-year-old trees located throughout the historic garden are wrapped from the ground to the tips of the highest branches, with a single tree having as many as 60,000 individual lights illuminating it.

The wrapping of those trees can start as early as August, and finishing touches are typically completed leading up until the final days before the start of the show.

With more than a million-and-a-half lights glowing throughout the property, it’s not surprising that this endeavor takes months of meticulous planning, preparation and bulb checking. Between staff members and volunteers, there are hundreds of people involved in putting the show together.

“We couldn’t put on this show without the incredible team of dedicated garden volunteers who help throughout the year, creating some of the components, stringing lights and making ornaments,” Wright says.

This year, Wright and his team are excited to unveil some incredibly bright, robotic flood lights that will allow for some breathtaking illuminated backdrops as attendees stroll through the garden.

“The show is going to be bigger and brighter than it ever has been, and about 25% of the show will be entirely new,” Wright says.

Also new this year is Indianapolis-based Huckleberry Funk’s cover of Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas,” which will be added to the Landscape of Light alongside last year’s “Nutcracker.”

“The Landscape of Light is over 465 panels, and each one of those panels needs to be programmed to the eighth of a second to sync with the music,” Wright says. “It takes weeks and weeks of nothing but programming by our lighting designer, who has the incredible ability of translating the music visually.”

Abundant lights, a beverage selection and new features will put a smile on the faces of all who attend. Warm chocolate chip cookies and Just Pop In! popcorn will be available for purchase, along with Sun King Brewing’s Electric Reindeer ale, West Fork Whiskey Co.’s cider, as well as hot cocoa. It might be a bit nippier out this year with fewer indoor activities, so come prepared to be outside this season, and enjoy a safe and socially distanced moment of togetherness.

The show this year runs from November 21 through January 3, and is sure to be one of the highlights of the holiday season for anyone living in or around the Indianapolis area. Advanced tickets are required for all guests and members.

Newfields is located at 4000 North Michigan Road in Indianapolis. For tickets or additional information, call 317-923-1331 or visit discovernewfields.org.

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Five years ago the Salvation Army Indiana Division began hosting the Central Indiana Angel Tree, through which donors adopt children (“angels”) from newborn to age 12, providing them with personalized gifts to help make the holidays special. Prior to the Angel Tree program, the Salvation Army hosted a Toy Shop where toys were placed on tables, and parents would select gifts.

The organization’s leaders switched to the Angel Tree program to allow for a more a personalized experience. Christmas is a time of happiness and celebration for many, but that’s not always the case for those who come from unstable homes.

“We want to give these children the same opportunity that every other child is getting,” says Captain Brianne Bowers, Divisional Candidate and Youth Secretary for the Salvation Army Indiana Division.

Often when parents come in to register their child for the program, they are upset because they don’t know how they are going to provide gifts for their kids at Christmas. This year is especially challenging due to COVID-19.

“We have no idea what these families have been going through, so we want to be that support and that encouragement to empower them to make Christmas memorable,” Bowers says.

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This year the Central Indiana Angel Tree will serve 5,000 angels. This number is lower than in past years, but the staff felt the number was plausible given the economic difficulties facing many people in 2020. Each angel will receive a bag of goodies valued at $50. The Salvation Army leaders ask that each bag contain something the child wants, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.

“It could be a couple of books or an entire outfit, depending on how the donor shops,” Bowers says.

ANGEL TREE IS WHAT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BUT REALLY WHAT ALLOWS US TO DO SO IS THE RED KETTLE.

The number-one ask for this year has been a Fire tablet, which can be helpful with the recent increase in virtual learning due to the pandemic. With many libraries being closed, the ability to check out a library book using an e-reader is a helpful alternative.

In the past, Angel Trees have been displayed at both the Castleton Mall and the Fashion Mall in Indianapolis, but due to COVID-19 that will not be the case this year. Instead, Salvation Army leaders are relying heavily on online adoptions and encouraging donors to use Amazon. For those who prefer to drop gifts in person, they may do so at the Eagle Creek or Fountain Square locations.

Through the years, community response to the program has typically been strong.

“Awareness is important,” Bowers says. “The more we’ve been able to communicate and bring an understanding of what Angel Tree is about to our volunteers and donors, the more we’ve seen an increase in participation.”

In past years, bicycles and beds have been donated. Unfortunately, this year coronavirus restrictions make such donations difficult.

“It doesn’t mean we don’t still want to meet those needs,” Bowers says of larger items like beds. “We just have to be a little more creative by using social services or working through our other partner agencies.”

Each year there are invariably a handful of children whose tags aren’t adopted, but according to Bowers, as soon as she and her colleagues spread the word about the need for a few more donors, community members immediately rise to the occasion.

“To see the generosity of the community and how they have stepped up to make sure that kids have a good Christmas has amazed me every single year,” Bowers says. “Sometimes parents shop with their child for an angel who is the same age. It’s teaching their kids how to share the love and how to give back in their community.

It’s teaching the younger generations how to be generous with what you’ve been given.”

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check out the Red Kettle program, as the two programs go hand in hand.

“Angel Tree is what provides children with Christmas gifts, but really what allows us to do so is the Red Kettle,” says Bowers, noting that when the Salvation Army meets its Christmas goal, the organization is not only able to provide kids with gifts, but also resources needed for its two community center locations that provide year-round youth and family programs.

The Angel Tree program has been successful because it not only provides tangible items, but also creates feelings of joy and promise.

“We aren’t trying to give anybody a bandaid to cover the problem,” Bowers says.

“We are wanting to provide hope in a time where parents may feel hopeless, because we know there are circumstances outside of the parents’ control.”

The Salvation Army Indiana Division is located at 6060 Castleway West Drive in Indianapolis. To learn more about Central Indiana Angel Tree, call 317-937-7000 and go to centralusa.salvationarmy.org/ indiana/angeltree.

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“I got into drones starting at Christmas time of 2014,” he says. “My in-laws bought me a toy drone for Christmas. I just pulled it out, and that was the thing that I got hooked on.”

Now a competitor in the internationally televised Drone Racing League, Nurkkala (also known as Nurk) has taken his fascination to magnificent heights. A resident of Castleton, Nurkkala, winner of the 2018 Drone Racing League Allianz World Championship, competes in races across the globe and in the DRL SIM, a true-to-life drone racing game on Xbox and Steam Since venturing down this path, Nurkkala has also discovered the captivating visual content drones can create, regularly producing YouTube videos of his own while also contributing to commercials, movies and more.

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Nurkkala now professionally competes in races at various levels, with prizes that range from $5,000 to $100,000.

“I’ll compete anywhere, from a little micro drone race at the Dayton Air Force Museum to local amateur series to pro-am series down in Daytona Beach - and then all the way up to globally televised Drone Racing League events,” Nurkkala says.

“These drones go 0 to 90 miles an hour in less than a second, and they top out at 90 miles an hour,” he says. “You’re trying to fly them through obstacles that are only 7 feet by 7 feet. If you map that out, it ends up that every millisecond that you’re late, you’re about 8 feet late from making a mistake. So crashes are common, but the top pilots are finishing all, if not most, heats.”

When it comes to the Drone Racing League, Nurkkala says wins are calculated based on a points system.

Through Drone Racing League competition, Nurkkala has been able to travel all over the world, while connecting with fellow drone racers of various nationalities.

“For the races that are on the Drone Racing League, you have a series of heats that consist of a semifinals and a finals,” he says. “Through those heats you race all six drones at the same time, and first to the finish wins. Then, you assign points based on your finish order. You accumulate points to move on to the final round, and then the final round is the person with the most points at the end.”

“[The league] has this effect where it brings people together, because everyone’s gone through the same narrative of crashing, building, fixing and having frustrating moments,” Nurkkala says. Because of this shared narrative, I’ve been able to interact at a deeper level with people around the world people that don’t even share the same language as me.”

Due to the speed of drones, Nurkkala says crashes are likely.

In addition to the technical side of drone racing, Nurkkala says a high level of mental

toughness is required to succeed, like any other professional sport.

“The absolute most difficult part of racing is the mental side - it’s letting go,” he says. “I can practice until my fingers bleed, but if I don’t deliver on that on race day, there’s no point. So not only am I focusing on improving my skills as a pilot, but I’m trying to improve my skills as a competitor as well.”

After finishing fifth in the 2019 DRL Allianz World Championship, Nurkkala will try to reclaim his title in the upcoming 2020 season, which kicked off on Wednesday, October 21 on NBCSN, Twitter and Facebook Watch.

“The biggest goal is always to maintain world championship status,” Nurkkala says. “That kicks off a little bit later in the year, so nothing is getting too affected by that yet. I’ll be doubling down on training pretty soon for that.”

To keep up with Nurkkala’s progress in the Drone Racing League, be sure to visit thedroneracingleague.com and nurk.tv.

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