Photo: Contributed - Chelsea McEvoy Arnie Davis screen shot from Chelsea McEvoy's documentary 'ARNIE - a local legend'

Arnie Davis was a fixture at Kelowna's OK Corral for about 20 years.

Everyone, it seems, knows or has heard of the legendary two stepping cowboy.

Now, thanks to Chelsea McEvoy and Edge Digital Media, the story behind the 79-year-old has also been told.

McEvoy recently completed “Arnie: A Local Legend," a 12 minute documentary chronicling Arnie's life including his last night at the OK Corral Friday, Sept 13.

"Without dancing I wouldn't have much of a life," quipped Arnie during one of the many interviews he granted McEvoy for the documentary.

"I have Thursday night and Saturday night to look forward to - go dancing. If it wasn't for the Corral I wouldn't have anything to do. The Corral's been good to me and I think I've been good for them."

McEvoy says the idea for the documentary came to her about five years ago.

She remembers going to the Corral the first time with some girlfriends and meeting and hearing about Arnie.

"I danced with him that night. I grew up and I thought 'everyone knows who this man is in town,' recalls McEvoy.

"Everyone knows who he is, but no one knows anything about him. I did my own thing, I went to school and I came back to Kelowna and thought no one has made a movie about this guy - I had better jump on it."

McEvoy put the documentary together using a series of interviews she did with Arnie back in the spring before he got sick.

Arnie is spending his time at Hospice House in Kelowna, but McEvoy says he can still kick up his heels.

"We had a private screening for him at Hospice House about two weeks ago with his closest friends and family," recalls McEvoy.

"After the movie stopped he was really happy and got up and started two stepping. Everyone started two stepping for a good 10 minutes."

McEvoy says her fondest memory was that day at Hospice House when she was able to show Arnie the finished product.

She says the younger generation can learn something from Arnie Davis - take time to appreciate the moment.

"I think our generation is high strung, we're always on our toes and ready for the next thrill, but you really have to sit back and enjoy life," says McEvoy.

"Maybe just go dancing and enjoy life, enjoy the moment because that's how he lived."

Arnie: A Local Legend