Ashland will install a memorial bench for a victim of the 2017 Portland train attack

Ashland will install a memorial bench for a victim of the 2017 Portland train attack

In the backyard of a small yellow house in Ashland, Alex Landt is covered in sawdust. He grew up in Ashland and now works at a salvaged redwood mill in Crescent City. He’s sanding down a 10-foot-long slab of redwood.Landt touches the slab after sanding it to check his progress. After just an hour of sanding, it’s already much smoother.The entire slab weighs around 200 pounds, according to Landt. He sits on it and bounces it up and down.“You coul…