A pair of stuffed bears hang from nails on a utility pole across from the St. Vincent de Paul warehouse in East Butler. Motorists have noticed that East Butler Road has been populated by a number of continually alternating plush toys. Workers from St. Vincent de Paul suspect the animals are coming from the warehouse dumpster.

This is an excerpt of an article that appeared in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to find out who people think may be behind it. SUMMIT TWP — Some find them creepy, some say they're cool, others find them cheerful.But everyone wants to know the story behind the stuffed animals appearing attached to utility poles along East Butler Road.Individual stuffed animals are mostly nailed to the poles along a stretch of the road between Ervin Industries and Anna Marie's Winery & Cafe near the railroad tracks in East Butler.Strangely, stuffed animals are even removed and replaced by others, according to area residents.

Karen Hilliard lives in Rustic Ridge mobile home park on East Butler Road.“I see them every day when I go to work and when I come home,” Hilliard said. “Sometimes, there are different ones when I come home than there were in the morning.”She said whoever is placing the plethora of plush toys started off small.“The first thing I noticed was a teddy bear along the road,” Hilliard said. “I thought the garbage man dropped it.”The next day, the same stuffed toy was tacked to a utility pole.She said stuffed gorillas, frogs, Raggedy Ann dolls and others have been appearing on the poles along the road since then.“At first, it was not little animals,” Hilliard said. “They were, like, large ones.”<i>This is an excerpt of <a href="http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20190913/NEWS01/709139890">an article</a> that appeared in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to find out who people think may be behind it. </i>