CHEYENNE – Mel Turner and his family have a passion for finding ways to build a community through fun and play.

That passion is reflected in their very first business effort, Interaction Amusement Experience, which is slated to open Friday inside Frontier Mall.

The idea for IAE came during the COVID-19 pandemic from Turner and his wife, Feliciana. Because Feliciana was born and raised in Cheyenne, and Turner has lived here since retiring from the military in 2013, they know that in Wyoming – especially during the winter months – people can become isolated, Turner said.

“Instead of us continuing to complain about it, we decided to put our money where our mouth is and try to do something about it,” Turner said.

During the pandemic, Turner and his family went to a place that had projectio

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