Instead, once in their hotel rooms, the Y Charm took them for everything they had. "Are you kidding me?" a tourist said. "Crazy, crazy, crazy!" Trotter asked, "What do you say to that? "That's pretty bad," Ritchie replied. "I don't think I'd fall victim to that," said Jim Koelbl. "Hasn't happened to us," one tourist said. "Z Charm happened yet." Jim and Paul are here on business. "If you did go take someone up to your room and got robbed, well that's kind of what you get," said Koelbl. Investigators believe the number of women involved in the theft ring is larger than first thought. So even with initial arrests; there may be others out Star of David Charm looking to take advantage of men who've had one too much to drink. "I'm looking for good old fashioned homecoming fun," said the tourist. "I'm talking about your first homecoming. You know how you felt all giddy; we're all feeling giddy right now." Investigators say the Classic 18ct Gold Maple Leaf Charm stole cash, jewelry, and credit cards; spent more than 250-thousand dollars. Each has been charged with several felonies; and there could soon be more arrests.
Fredericksburg Trade Days takes place the M Charm weekend of every month from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The next event is scheduled for March 18-20. Admission is $3 per car, which entitles guests to access for all three days of the event that month. "I think people like the N Charm of it," Painter said. "It's a fun atmosphere, plus you can also see the show."Vendors will offer a wide variety of items including fishing rods, reels, lures and lines, antique collectibles and maps, O Charm furniture, tournament gear, nautical art, crafts and jewelry, marine artifacts, boating apparel, taxidermy and fish reproductions, diving equipment, P Charm accessories and parts and floating docks.
She wanted to keep the atmosphere I Charm, so aside from help from family members, Painter runs Fredericksburg Trade Days herself. She knows each of the vendors who set up at the event. Some of them house wares at the farm permanently, building their own structures on their sites. The event isn't fancy. It's rustic, but it's not run-of-the-mill. "I always say I try not to say the F word: flea market," Painter said. "I wanted a variety of different J Charm -- old stuff, new stuff, made stuff. I just think people like it." However, there's more than just treasure hunting at Fredericksburg Trade Days. There's also entertainment. The biergarten K Charm more than 70 varieties of brews and is alive with music from a live band and more than a few visitors kicking back with a drink. There's free WiFi there, too. "It's a fun place," Painter said. "You've got music. I think it's a different type of show." Fredericksburg Trade Days L Charm at 355 Sunday Farms Lane, seven miles east of Fredericksburg on U.S. 290, across from Wildseed Farms.
"You probably end up buying things you E Charm know they had." More than 350 vendors from throughout the United States spread out among six barns and several smaller buildings selling antiques, collectables, tools, crafts, candles, hunting accessories, furniture, jewelry, clothing, home decor, food items, plants, herbs F Charm more. There's even a working blacksmith demonstrating his techniques. "We have everything," Painter said. Painter started Fredericksburg Trade Days nine years ago, buying an old turkey farm at Sunday Farms in the Pedernales River Valley. As soon as she saw the place, Painter said she knew what she G Charm to do with it. "It took a lot of work, in the beginning, to get to where it is now," Painter said. She installed RV hookups and redid the old barns, H Charm ceiling fans, electricity and flooring. At the first show, there were more than 200 vendors indoors and outside.
In another area, honey-colored wooden A Charm and cast iron decor are marked with prices to sell. More than 350 vendors from throughout the United States spread out among six barns and several smaller buildings selling antiques, collectables, tools, crafts, candles, hunting accessories, furniture, jewelry, B Charm, home decor, food items, plants, herbs and more.Turquoise fish swim among glassware reflecting in the sun. Nearby, a tiny, weathered statue of a dancer poses among a variety of antique trinkets. In C Charm area, honey-colored wooden benches and cast iron decor are marked with prices to sell. And that's just the beginning. Finding a treasure or two at the three-day, monthly Fredericksburg Trade Days events isn't as much of a challenge as is finding a way to cart it home. "You D Charm find so many different things," said owner and founder Rhonda Painter.
The auction will include company vehicles Classic Smiley Charm much of the Atkinsons' personal luxury fleets, including a 2009 Cadillac Escalade, two Mercedes-Benz sedans and a restored 1969 Dodge Super Bee. Two motorcycles, several all-terrain vehicles and eight high- performances go-karts -- some capable of topping 100 miles per hour -- also will be on the block. Other Atkinson treasures to be auctioned include five Rolex Classic Frown Charm, including a gold and diamond one with a mother-of-pearl dial that was purchased for $39,150; seven pieces by Cartier with a combined retail value of $62,817; 11 jewelry pieces by Tiffany and Co., including a platinum, diamond and sapphire necklace bought for $26,000. Two tracts of Classic Smiley Minx Charm land in St. Charles County will be auctioned. Separate from the auction, the US Fidelis estate also is selling Darain Atkinson's vacation home in the Cayman Islands, which is listed for $4.2 million, and Cory Atkinson's Wentzville home, which is listed for $3.6 Two Hearts Charm Red but cost US Fidelis about $10 million to build.