Christmas is already arriving early for the Salvation Army in Marshalltown.

In what has become an annual tradition over the past couple of years, a donor deposited a one ounce gold bar into the kettle at Hy-Vee yesterday.

The Salvation Army will sell the gold bar to a local vendor and the proceeds will go towards the Red Kettle Campaign goal.  While the value of the gold bar is yet to be determined, the value to the Red Kettle campaign is unmeasurable.